The Urban Poor and Health Seeking Behaviour: The Healthcare Seeking Behaviour of 	he Poorest of the Poora in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addisu Tegegne; Mengistu Legese

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Addisu Tegegne
Mengistu Legese

Keywords:

fee waiver, healthcare seeking behavior, poorest of the poor, and urban poor

Abstract

With unprecedented growth of urbanization, the issue of health and health seeking behavior (HSB) among the urban poor is spiralling. Taking prompt and appropriate health measures becomes unlikely to the urban poor due to the prevailing socioeconomic reality. Illuminating Healthcare seeking behaviour of the Poorest of the Poor (PoP), who are under healthcare safety net, in Gullele Sub City of Addis Ababa was the objective of this study. To meet the objective, a mixed approach was employed. A total of 168 PoP who are eligible for fee waiver were surveyed through multistage cluster sampling. In addition, eight PoPs and six key informants which were selected through purposive sampling were interviewed. To analyse the quantitative data, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 was used. Beyond descriptive statistics that was used to summarize the data, further statistical tests such as t test, one way ANOVA, Pearson's Correlation and Chi Square were employed to see differences and associations. 95 % confidence interval (CI) and 5% margin of error was considered during the statistical analysis. The qualitative data was analysed thematically and integrated with the quantitative one.

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The Urban Poor and Health Seeking Behaviour: The Healthcare Seeking Behaviour of he Poorest of the Poora in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (2015). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 14(H6), 11-23. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/100763

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