@article{Pandey_Jha_Dhungana_Lamsal_2009, title={Health Seeking Behaviour of Parents for Children with Pneumonia}, volume={48}, url={http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/228}, DOI={10.31729/jnma.228}, abstractNote={<p>Introduction: Health knowledge seeking behaviour is increasing throughout the world. Our study is <br />trying to fi nd out this attitude among parents of children with pneumonia. <br />Methods: A retrospective study was conducted to analyse all admitted children with pneumonia at <br />Dhulikhel Hospital from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2007. “Duration of illness at home prior to <br />hospital presentation” was taken as the index of health seeking behaviour of the parents. <br />Results: The mean duration of illness prior to hospital presentation for males and females were 4.40 <br />days and 4.16 days respectively (P>0.05). Children who had been hospitalised in the past had a mean <br />of 4.93 days; those never hospitalised before had 4.08 days (P>0.05). Children from Bhaktapur and <br />Kathmandu were brought to the hospital the earliest. Younger children were brought to the hospital <br />sooner; children less than fi ve years were brought earlier, particularly infants.<br />Conclusions: Health seeking behaviour of the parents is affected by age of the children and <br />geographical location. However, previous hospitalisation of the child and their gender do not affect <br />health seeking behaviour of the parents. <br />Key Words: children, health seeking behaviour, paediatrics</p>}, number={174}, journal={Journal of Nepal Medical Association}, author={Pandey, K R and Jha, A K and Dhungana, R and Lamsal, Ritesh}, year={2009}, month={Apr.}, pages={131–4} }