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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2019

Healthcare-seeking behavior and its relating factors in South of Iran.

Atefeh Khajeh, Hossein Molavi Vardanjani, Alireza Salehi, Negin Rahmani, Sajad Delavari

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Atefeh KhajehDepartment of MPH, Shiraz Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Hossein Molavi VardanjaniDepartment of MPH, Shiraz Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Alireza SalehiResearch Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Negin RahmaniDepartment of MPH, Shiraz Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Sajad DelavariHealth Human Resources Research Center, School of Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

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introductionHealth systems aimed to increase health utilization. Habits and behavior about using health facilities, which is called health-seeking behavior, are different among different cultures and influenced by different factors. The present study is aimed at investigating Iranian Southern population health-seeking behavior and its influencing factors. MATERIALS AND

methodsA sample of 397 people was selected using proportional stratified random sampling for this cross-sectional study. They were asked to fill a questionnaire about their health-seeking behaviors (seeking treatment, inattention to treatment, and self-medication) and socioeconomic factors. Data were analyzed using regression models including linear, ordinal, and logistic regressions.

resultsNear 80% of participants reported self-medication and most of them prefer public hospitals as their first point of contact with health system compared to others such as family physician. Using linear regression revealed seeking treatment has significant relationship with age (

conclusionSouthern population does not accept family physician as the first point of interaction with the health system, and they prefer to go to public hospitals directly. Moreover, self-medication is a prevalent behavior among the population and thus their acceptance of health care is low. Based on the findings, it can be suggested providing more satisfying health care, increasing insurance coverage, and informing population could lead to better utilization of health-care services.

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Acceptability of health carehealthcare-seeking behaviorhealth-care utilizationhealth facilitiesIranpatient acceptance of health careself-medication

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