The results of this study show that women reporting psychological problems, back pain, tiredness and headache were less likely to take action to remedy their problem. In contrast to those reporting bleeding, high fever, anaemia, high blood pressure, wound infection and burning during urination who sought medical advice. A similar finding is reported by Bhatia from a study on
maternal morbidity in Southern India, where only 27% of women reporting depression sought treatment. In rural Egypt more than half of the women experiencing postpartum bleeding had sought care however none reporting depression did so. It is to be noted that problems such as anaemia ad high blood pressure could only be reported after clinical diagnosis, therefore there is a possibility of having missed some women suffering from this condition but who did not seek care and were not knowledgeable about their condition.