Health-seeking pathway of patients coming to a tertiary care hospital in Vadodara City
Journal Title: Healthline - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
It is often seen that a Government hospital is preferred by those patients who cannot afford the health-care costs in other hospitals. In the absence of a systematic referral system, the follow-up of patients suffers and in turn affects the utilization of the public health care facilities. An attempt has been made to find out the health-seeking pathway of patients coming to one such Government Hospital in Vadodara city and the reasons for preferring to choose this hospital for health-care. Aim: To find out the health-seeking pathway of patients coming to this tertiary care Hospital in Vadodara city and the reasons for preferring to choose this hospital for health-care. Study Area: This study was conducted in the largest referral hospital (teaching hospital) which caters to primary, secondary and tertiary health care needs of the people of the state. Sample size: A total of 183 patients coming to various OPDs and wards of the General Hospital were interviewed using oral questionnaire. Non-probability proportional sampling techn ique was used. Statistical analysis used: Data entry and analysis was done using Microsoft Excel Worksheet 2007 and analysis by Epi-Info 5.6.D Results & Conclusion: Majority of the patients in the study attending the OPDs and wards of Government Hospital were in the age group of 18-58 years. Almost an equal number of males and females attended the hospital. With regards to the health-seeking pathway and behaviour of the patients, 44.81% of them came directly to the Government Hospital without consulting other local doctors (PHCs, CHCs and private clinics-General Practitioners). 13.75% sought treatment here due to lack of satisfactory treatment at other medical centers.
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Kalpita Shringarpure, Sangita Patel, V Mazumdar, R Baxi, Geetika Madan
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