Health seeking behaviours in South Africa: a household perspective using the general households survey of 2007

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dc.contributor.advisorTati, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorJim, Abongile
dc.contributor.otherDept. of Statistics
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Science
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-16T09:59:36Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-14T09:42:57Z
dc.date.available2013/02/11 14:52
dc.date.available2013/02/11
dc.date.available2013-07-16T09:59:36Z
dc.date.available2024-05-14T09:42:57Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionMagister Philosophiae - MPhilen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study is aimed at empirically examining health seeking behaviours in terms of illness response on household level at South Africa using 2007 General Household Survey and other relevant secondary sources. It provides an assessment of health seeking behaviours at the household level using individuals as unit of analysis by exploring the type of health care provider sought, the reason for delay in health seeking and the cause for not consulting. This study also assesses the extent of dissatisfaction among households using medical centres and this factor in health care utilisation is considered as the main reason for not consulting health care services. All the demographic and health seeking variables utilised in this study are controlled for medical aid cover because it is a critical variable in health care seeking. Therefore this study makes distinction on illness reporting and they type of health care consulted by medical aid holders and non medical aid holders. Statistical analyses are conducted to explore and predict the way in which demographic variables and socio economic variables affect health care seeking behaviours.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/14854
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectHealth seeking behavioursen_US
dc.subjectHealth careen_US
dc.subjectHealth care systemsen_US
dc.subjectIllnessen_US
dc.subjectHouseholden_US
dc.subjectConsultationen_US
dc.subjectMedical Coverageen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleHealth seeking behaviours in South Africa: a household perspective using the general households survey of 2007en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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