A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES UTILIZATION FOR CHILDHOOD ILLNESS AMONG MOTHERS OF UNDER FIVE CHILDREN IN A SELECTED VILLAGES OF MOGA

The children, who are the age of 5 years or less than five years, are called as under five childrens. They are more prone to posses health problems as they have a less immunity to fight against the diseases. Children are major consumers of health care. In India, about 35% of total population is children below 15 years of age. They are not only large in number but vulnerable to various health problems and considered as special risk group. Majority of childhood sickness and death are preventable by simple low-cost measures. Disease patterns and management of childhood illness are different than that of adult. Children always need special care to survive and thrive. As said by Karl Meninger, What is done to children, they will do to the society. Children are the Wealth of Tomorrow. The aim of the study was to depend On Determinants of Health Care Services Utilization for Childhood Illness among mothers of under five children In a Selected Villages of Moga. The research design selected for the study was non- experimental descriptive survey design in nature. The study was done at village Wareh .Total 50 samples were taken for the study to assess the Determinants of Health Care Services Utilization for Childhood Illness .Self Structured questionnaire used for data collection. In this study, as there was some significant association at P (<0.05) there was some association between the demographic variables and Determinants of Health Care Services Utilization for Childhood Illness among mothers of under five children.