To explore the health information seeking behavior (HISB) and health care services utilization behavior (HCSUB) of internally displaced population (IDPS) residing in Lahore

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dc.contributor.authorZafar, Farah
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-13T10:38:39Z
dc.date.available2018-03-13T10:38:39Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionSupervised by: Dr Naveed Yazdani and Mr Talha Zubairen_US
dc.description.abstractThe majority of internally displaced persons (IDPs) spend their greater time in different camps before their arrangements residing in host country. Resource limitations, mental disturbance and stress of leaving their own residence lead to a variety acute communicable and non communicable disease upon their settlement. Many of internally displaced migrants have little awareness about their health. This thesis included a research in which different questionnaires were filled with participants to explore their health seeking behavior and utilization of their health services. A total number of 53 participants were there to filled questionnaires. Filled questionnaires revealed that majority of internally displaced persons do not have regular access of their health services and proper medication for their diseases. The other major issues for IDPs were language and communication barrier at all stages for their health care access. Different cultural beliefs about health seeking behavior and health care access directly affected internally displaced person level of care. These all types of barrier delayed the IDPs health in long term manner. This research study suggests overcoming the delay in health care services access and also facilitating the internally displaced person for existing services.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/2855
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Management and Technology Lahoreen_US
dc.subjectDisplaced persons (IDPs)en_US
dc.subjectResiding in host countryen_US
dc.subjectMS Thesisen_US
dc.titleTo explore the health information seeking behavior (HISB) and health care services utilization behavior (HCSUB) of internally displaced population (IDPS) residing in Lahoreen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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