• Boby Sarker

Health seeking behavior is considered the primary and most vital step toward the medication of any health related complexity. A large number of ethnic minority communities live in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) districts, but others live in a few other parts of the country. Till now there are no such type of study conducted in rural areas, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. A cross sectional study explored to know the health seeking behavior among indigenous people in rural areas of Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Participants were 323 (52.9% are male and 47.1% are female) indigenous people of some races respondent 65.3% are Santal, 28.5% respondents are Urao, 4% respondents are Malo, 0.9% respondents are Borman, 0.9% respondents are Mahato, and 0.3% respondents are Mundari in Sadar Dinajpur of Bangladesh aged between 18 to 65 years (M=32.1455, ±11.4582 years). Data was obtained by respondent survey and analysis was done by using descriptive statistics. Maximum of the respondents 17.6% was suffering from respondents general weakness, 17.6% respondents was suffering from common cold and 12.79 % respondents was suffering from skin problem. All of the respondents had taken treatment. And about 78.5% respondents were taken allopathic treatment, 14.1% respondents were taken homeopathic treatment, 3% respondents were taken herbal treatment, 2.2% respondents were taken home remedies/ traditional treatment. Positive finding is that among all of the respondents 40.6% respondents had taken treatment from government hospital, 35% respondents had taken treatment from missionari private hospital/ clinic. 86.1% respondents had health care center in their locality and 41.6% respondents had to face long waiting time in access to health care services. Further research is required to minimize the problems in access to health care and maximize the health seeking behavior and health status among the indigenous people.

Healthcare seeking behaviour, indigenous people, rural people, Bangladesh

"Health Care Seeking Behavior among Indigenous People in Rural Areas of Dinajpur, Bangladesh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 11, page no.c377-c393, November-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2311254.pdf

"Health Care Seeking Behavior among Indigenous People in Rural Areas of Dinajpur, Bangladesh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 11, page no. ppc377-c393, November-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2311254.pdf