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HEALTH CARE SEEKING PATTERN FOR CHILDHOOD AILMENTS AMONG
PRIMARY CARE GIVERS OF CHILDREN BETWEEN
0-5 AGE GROUP AT A COASTAL AREA IN
TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT, KERALA
ARAVIND L.R
Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the
Requirement for the award of the degree of
Master of Public Health

ACHUTHA MENON CENTRE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE STUDIES
SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND
TECHNOLOGY Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

October 2014

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HEALTH CARE SEEKING PATTERN FOR CHILDHOOD AILMENTS AMONG
PRIMARY CARE GIVERS OF CHILDREN BETWEEN
0-5 AGE GROUP AT A COASTAL AREA IN
TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT, KERALA
ARAVIND L.R
Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the
Requirement for the award of the degree of
Master of Public Health

ACHUTHA MENON CENTRE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE STUDIES
SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND
TECHNOLOGY Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

October 2014

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Acknowledgements
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Dr. Ravi Prasad Varma,, Assistant Professor,
Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, for being an outstanding guide and
excellent teacher. His constant encouragement, support, and invaluable suggestions made this
work successful. He has been everything that one could want in an advisor. I would always
remember those fruitful discussions.
I am deeply indebted to all the Technical Advisory Committee members and Institutional
Ethics Committee members for their time and effort in reviewing this work. I would like
to thank all the faculty members and colleagues who were present during my presentations.
Their advice and patience is appreciated.
I would like to place in record my sincere thanks to Prof. Dr. V. Ramankuty, Dr.
SundariRavindran, Dr. P. Shankara Sharma, Dr. BijuSoman and Dr. Kannan Srinivasan for
their creative suggestions and criticisms.
I would like to acknowledge all my colleagues especially Dr.Shammy Rajan, Mr. Anand. T.
N, Dr.Parvathy Mini Pradeep and Mr. Madhav Vinod for supporting me in good and bad
times and for being great friends throughout the course It is my pleasure to remember my
friend Mr. Jidhu Santhosh for his relentless support.
I am very grateful to Dr. Ravikumar Kurup of Trivandrum Medical College for directing and
encouraging me to join this course.
I also express my profound sense of gratitude to the President and Members of Karumkulam
Panchayat for giving permission to conduct the study and providing relevant information.

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DECLARATION

I hereby declare that this dissertation titled “Health Care Seeking Pattern for Childhood
Ailments among Primary Care Givers of Children Between 0-5 Age Group at A Coastal Area
in Trivandrum District, Kerala” is the bonafied record of my original field research It has
not been submitted to any other university or institution for the award of any degree or
diploma. Information derived from the published or unpublished work of others is duly
acknowledged in the text.

ARAVIND L R
Achuta Menon Centre for Health Science Studies
Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala
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CERTIFICATE

Certified that the dissertation titled “Health Care Seeking Pattern for Childhood Ailments
among Primary Care Givers of Children Between 0-5 Age Group at A Coastal Area in
Trivandrum District, Kerala” is a record of the research work undertaken by Aravind L R in
partial requirements for the award of the Master of Public Health Degree under my guidance
and supervision.

DR.RAVIPRASAD VARMA P
Assistant professor
Achuta Menon Centre for Health Science Studies
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
October 2014

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