Abstract
The purpose of this study was to further knowledge of health care seeking behavior among pregnant women in rural Haiti. Eighty-two pregnant women were interviewed to assess care seeking behaviors during pregnancy, satisfaction with services, reliance on social networks, and management of pregnancy-related illness. Twenty-five percent reported not seeking care in the formal health sector for a pregnancy-related illness; 32% delayed seeking care. Women relied primarily on their husbands and mothers for health care advice during pregnancy and times of illness, and coped with illness by lying down. Strategies for improving awareness and health care access are discussed.
MeSH terms
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Adaptation, Psychological
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Family / psychology
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Female
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Health Behavior / ethnology*
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Health Services Accessibility
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Health Services Needs and Demand
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Humans
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Nursing Methodology Research
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Parity
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Patient Acceptance of Health Care / ethnology*
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Patient Acceptance of Health Care / statistics & numerical data
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Patient Education as Topic
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications / ethnology
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Pregnancy Complications / prevention & control
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Pregnant Women / ethnology*
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Prenatal Care / statistics & numerical data*
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Rural Population* / statistics & numerical data
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Self Care / methods
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Self Care / psychology
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Social Support
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Spouses / psychology
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Surveys and Questionnaires