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ReviewJournal of epidemiology and global health2020

Health-Seeking Behavior of People in Indonesia: A Narrative Review.

Anna Wahyuni Widayanti, James A Green, Susan Heydon, Pauline Norris

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Review in Journal of epidemiology and global health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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54citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 159 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. How do limited familial ties and community relationships shape health-seeking in older adulthood? Evidence from Indonesia.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Anna Wahyuni WidayantiSchool of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
James A GreenSchool of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Susan HeydonSchool of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Pauline NorrisSchool of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
University of Otago · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review aims to locate existing studies on health-seeking behavior of people in Indonesia, identify gaps, and highlight important findings. Articles were retrieved from Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, Academic Search Complete (via Ebsco), and ProQuest with a number of key words and various combinations. Articles from Indonesian journals were also searched for with Google Scholar. A total of 56 articles from peer-reviewed journal databases and 19 articles from Indonesian journals were reviewed. Quantitative designs were applied more frequently than qualitative, and mixed methods designs were used in some studies. The majority gathered retrospective information about people's behaviors. Communicable diseases and maternity care were the most frequently studied conditions, in contrast to noncommunicable diseases. In terms of geographical distribution, most research was conducted on Java island, with very few in outside Java. Important findings are a model of Indonesian care-seeking pathways, an understanding of determinants of people's care choices, and the role of sociocultural beliefs. The findings from this narrative review provide insight to what and how Indonesians make decisions to manage their illness and why. This makes an important contribution to understanding the problem of underutilization of medical services despite the government's extensive efforts to improve accessibility.

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Health BehaviorAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansIndonesiaMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CareRetrospective StudiesSocial Determinants of HealthConcept of health and illnesshealth-seeking behaviorIndonesiapathway of seeking caresocial determinants of healthtraditional medicinesutilization of health care

Identifiers

PMID32175705
PMCPMC7310809
OpenAlexW3004451544

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