Utilisation Of Health Care facilities by "At Risk" Children

A community-based study was conducted in two urban localities of Delhi. 309 â€at risk†under- five children from 616 families belonging mainly to the low socio- economic group were studied for the utilization of health care facilities (HCF). About 35&...

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Main Author: Kapil Umesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1989-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=1989;volume=14;issue=2;spage=83;epage=84;aulast=Kapil;type=0
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spelling doaj-65305b5015924dae96272f2fcabe41f12020-11-24T23:46:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Community Medicine0970-02181998-35811989-01-011428384Utilisation Of Health Care facilities by "At Risk" Children Kapil UmeshA community-based study was conducted in two urban localities of Delhi. 309 â€at risk†under- five children from 616 families belonging mainly to the low socio- economic group were studied for the utilization of health care facilities (HCF). About 35% of the FNx01at risk FNx01 children availed of HCF from non- governmental sources. The major reasons for non- utilization of government HCF were prolonged waiting time, non- availability of medicines, unsatisfactory hospital treatment and unsuitable hospital timings.http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=1989;volume=14;issue=2;spage=83;epage=84;aulast=Kapil;type=0
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title_short Utilisation Of Health Care facilities by "At Risk" Children
title_full Utilisation Of Health Care facilities by "At Risk" Children
title_fullStr Utilisation Of Health Care facilities by "At Risk" Children
title_full_unstemmed Utilisation Of Health Care facilities by "At Risk" Children
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publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
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description A community-based study was conducted in two urban localities of Delhi. 309 â€at risk†under- five children from 616 families belonging mainly to the low socio- economic group were studied for the utilization of health care facilities (HCF). About 35% of the FNx01at risk FNx01 children availed of HCF from non- governmental sources. The major reasons for non- utilization of government HCF were prolonged waiting time, non- availability of medicines, unsatisfactory hospital treatment and unsuitable hospital timings.
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