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Healthcare-seeking behaviors for acute respiratory illness in two communities of Java, Indonesia: a cross-sectional survey

Authors
Catharina Y. Praptiningsiha, 1, Kathryn E. Lafondb, c, *, 1, gmj3@cdc.gov, Yunita Wahyuningrumd, Aaron D. Stormsb, e, Amalya Mangiria, Angela D. Iulianob, Gina Samaana, Christiana R. Titaleyf, Fitra Yeldaf, Jennifer Kreslaked, Douglas Storeyd, Timothy M. Uyekib
aUS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Jakarta, Indonesia
bInfluenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
cSchool of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
dJohn Hopkins School of Public Health, Center for Communication Program, Baltimore, MD, USA
eEpidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
fCenter for Health Research, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java, Indonesia
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Joint first authors with equal contribution.

*Corresponding author at: Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MS A-32, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta GA, 30329, USA.
Corresponding Author
Kathryn E. Lafondgmj3@cdc.gov
Received 21 July 2015, Revised 29 January 2016, Accepted 31 January 2016, Available Online 10 March 2016.
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2016.01.002How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Healthcare-seeking behavior; Indonesia; Respiratory illness
Abstract

Understanding healthcare-seeking patterns for respiratory illness can help improve estimations of disease burden and inform public health interventions to control acute respiratory disease in Indonesia. The objectives of this study were to describe healthcare-seeking behaviors for respiratory illnesses in one rural and one urban community in Western Java, and to explore the factors that affect care seeking. From February 8, 2012 to March 1, 2012, a survey was conducted in 2520 households in the East Jakarta and Bogor districts to identify reported recent respiratory illnesses, as well as all hospitalizations from the previous 12-month period. We found that 4% (10% of those less than 5 years) of people had respiratory disease resulting in a visit to a healthcare provider in the past 2 weeks; these episodes were most commonly treated at government (33%) or private (44%) clinics. Forty-five people (0.4% of those surveyed) had respiratory hospitalizations in the past year, and just over half of these (24/45, 53%) occurred at a public hospital. Public health programs targeting respiratory disease in this region should account for care at private hospitals and clinics, as well as illnesses that are treated at home, in order to capture the true burden of illness in these communities.

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77 - 86
Publication Date
2016/03/10
ISSN (Online)
2210-6014
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2210-6006
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