Gender-related differences in care-seeking behaviour for newborns: a systematic review of the evidence in South Asia.

Evidence on care-seeking across South Asia (irrespective of gender) suggests that geographical and financial barriers to care may be significant factors driving behaviour for patients of all ages, 17 18 that awareness of the importance of clinical sign and symptom recognition in neonates in particular is low, that routine care is rarely sought for them, and that where care is sought it is often delivered by unqualified providers. 19 20 Gender differences in care-seeking for neonates could affect mortality through differences in rates of preventive (eg, immunisation) and curative healthcare, especially differential rates of hospitalisation for severe illnesses.

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