A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOR IN RELATION TO REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTION AMONG EVER-MARRIED RURAL WOMEN AT RAU, MADHYA PRADESH

Abstract

Reproductive tract infection (RTI) is the infection of the reproductive tract. Due to the hesitation in reporting the symptoms and receiving the treatment from the health centers, there is a significant dropout. The health care-seeking actions of the women reflect the attentiveness of the disease in that community and the inadequacy of the health care facility. Since the women from the rural area belong to high-risk group for RTI, this study was conducted with the objective to assess the health care-seeking behavior about reproductive tract infection among rural women in the reproductive age group in Rau, Madhya Pradesh. Primary care physicians play a vital role in improving health care system, assessing the health-seeking practice helps in improvement and decision making and implementing.