scholarly journals High common childhood illnesses while the treatment-seeking behavior of mothers/caregivers’ was low in rural northwest Ethiopia in 2018. A community-based cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zemene Tigabu Kebede ◽  
Kassahun Alemu Gelaye ◽  
Mehari Woldemariam Merid ◽  
Temesgen Yihunie Akalu ◽  
Ashenafi Tazebew Amare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Childhood Illness ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Childhood Illnesses ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Abstract Background: In most developing countries, childhood illness, and deaths are among the most challenging health issues. Most of these deaths were due to preventable causes including acute respiratory infections (ARI), diarrhea, and febrile illnesses. Thus, the identification of determinants of this childhood illness would help to guide strategic planning and prioritize interventions.Method: Community based cross-sectional study was conducted. A two-stage cluster sampling technique was used to select households and mothers/caregivers. A total of 2,158 mothers/caregivers with at least one under-five child were included. Mothers/caregivers were interviewed at their homes using a pretested and structured questionnaire. Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with a 95% Confidence Interval (CI) for variables with P-value <0.05 in the multivariable model were reported to show the significance and the direction of the association. Result: The overall prevalence of childhood illnesses was 16.5% (95% CI: 15.0, 18.2). Of all, 6.5% (95% CI: 5.5, 6.72), 7.5% (95% CI: 6.5, 8.76), and 12.0% (95% CI: 10.66, 13.40) had diarrhea, ARI, and fever, respectively. The treatment-seeking behavior of mothers/care-givers for any of the childhood illnesses was 22.7% (18.72, 27.42). The odds of childhood illness was higher among mothers’ age 15-19 years (AOR=2.87-; 95%CI: 1.33, 6.13), employed mothers’ (AOR=2.28; 95%CI: 1.84, 4.39), living far away from the nearest health center (AOR=1.02; 95%CI: 1.005, 1.027), presence of two under-five children (AOR=1.33;955CI: 1.029,1.74) and three or more under-five children in the house (AOR=2.70; 95%CI: 1.12, 6.53) than a single child. About 23% (95% CI: 18.7, 27.4) of mothers/caregivers sought health care for the sick child. Mothers’ occupation (AOR= 4.08 (95% CI: 1.35, 12.39) was the only independent predictor of treatment-seeking behavior.Conclusion: The common childhood illness remains high while the treatment-seeking behavior of the caregivers’ was low. Mothers’ age, occupation, distance from the health center, and the presence of two or more under-five children in the house were independent factors of childhood illness. Being skilled mothers was significantly associated with good health-seeking behavior of mothers/caregivers. Thus, involving women in skilled/semi-skilled occupations would help in decreasing childhood illness and enhance health-seeking behaviors for their under-five children.

scholarly journals High common childhood illnesses while treatment seeking behavior of mothers’/care givers’ was low at rural northwest Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zemene Tigabu Kebede ◽  
Kassahun Alemu Gelaye ◽  
Mehari Woldemariam Merid ◽  
Temesgen Yihunie Akalu ◽  
Ashenafi Tazebew Amare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Childhood Illness ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Childhood Illnesses ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Abstract Background: In most developing countries, childhood illness and deaths are among the most challenging health issues. Most of these deaths were due to preventable causes including acute respiratory infections (ARI), diarrhea, and febrile illnesses. Thus, identification of determinants of childhood illness would help to guide strategic planning and prioritize interventions.Method: Community based cross-sectional study was conducted. A two-stage cluster sampling technique was used to select households and mothers/caregivers. A total of 2,158 mothers with at least one under-five child were included. Mothers were interviewed at their homes using structured questionnaire. Adjusted Odds Ratio with a 95% Confidence Interval and P-value <0.05 in the multivariable model were reported to show the significance and direction of association.Result: The overall prevalence of childhood illnesses was 16.5% (95% CI: 15.0, 18.2). Of all, 6.5% (95% CI: 5.5, 6.72), 7.5% (95% CI: 6.5, 8.76), and 12.0% (95% CI: 10.66, 13.40) had diarrhea, ARI, and fever, respectively. The treatment-seeking behavior of mothers/care-givers for any of the childhood illness was 22.7% (18.72, 27.42). The odds of childhood illness was higher among mothers’ age 15-19 years (AOR=2.87-; 95% CI: 1.33, 6.13), employed mothers’ (AOR=2.28; 95%CI: 1.84, 4.39), living far away from nearest health center (AOR=1.02; 95%CI: 1.01, 1.03), two under-five children (AOR=1.33;95%CI: 1.029,1.74) and three or more children in the house (AOR=2.70; 95%CI: 1.12, 6.53). About 22.8% (95% CI: 18.7, 27.4) of mothers/caregivers sought health care. Mothers’ occupation (AOR= 4.08 (95% CI: 1.35, 12.39) was the only independent predictor of treatment-seeking behavior.Conclusion: In this study, common childhood illnesses remain high while the treatment-seeking behavior of the mothers’/caregivers’ was low. Mothers’ age, occupation, distance from the nearest health center, and two or more children in the house were independent factors of childhood illness. Being a skilled/semi-skilled mothers was significantly associated with health-seeking behavior of mothers/caregivers. Thus, involving women in skilled/semi-skilled occupations would help in decreasing childhood illness and enhance health-seeking behaviors for their under-five children. Besides, providing access to health care facilities in their nearby area would be essential in reducing childhood illness.

scholarly journals High common childhood illnesses while treatment seeking behavior of mothers’/care givers’ was low at rural northwest Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zemene Tigabu Kebede ◽  
Kassahun Alemu Gelaye ◽  
Mehari Woldemariam Merid ◽  
Temesgen Yihunie Akalu ◽  
Ashenafi Tazebew Amare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Childhood Illness ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Childhood Illnesses ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Abstract Background: In most developing countries, childhood illness and deaths are among the most challenging health issues. Most of these deaths were due to preventable causes including acute respiratory infections (ARI), diarrhea, and febrile illnesses. Thus, the identification of determinants of this childhood illness would help to guide strategic planning and prioritize interventions.Method: Community based cross-sectional study was conducted. A two-stage cluster sampling technique was used to select households and mothers/caregivers. A total of 2,158 mothers with at least one under-five child were included. Mothers were interviewed at their homes using structured questionnaire. Adjusted Odds Ratio with a 95% Confidence Interval for variables with P-value <0.05 in the multivariable model were reported to show the significance and the direction of association.Result: The overall prevalence of childhood illnesses was 16.5% (95% CI: 15.0, 18.2). Of all, 6.5% (95% CI: 5.5, 6.72), 7.5% (95% CI: 6.5, 8.76), and 12.0% (95% CI: 10.66, 13.40) had diarrhea, ARI, and fever, respectively. The treatment-seeking behavior of mothers/care-givers for any of the childhood illness was 22.7% (18.72, 27.42). The odds of childhood illness was higher among mothers’ age 15-19 years (AOR=2.87-; 95% CI: 1.33, 6.13), employed mothers’ (AOR=2.28; 95%CI: 1.84, 4.39), living far away from nearest health center (AOR=1.02; 95%CI: 1.01, 1.03), two under-five children (AOR=1.33;95%CI: 1.029,1.74) and three or more children in the house (AOR=2.70; 95%CI: 1.12, 6.53). About 22.8% (95% CI: 18.7, 27.4) of mothers/caregivers sought health care. Mothers’ occupation (AOR= 4.08 (95% CI: 1.35, 12.39) was the only independent predictor of treatment-seeking behavior.Conclusion: In this study, common childhood illnesses remain high while the treatment-seeking behavior of the mothers’/caregivers’ was low. Mothers’ age, occupation, distance from the nearest health center, and two or more children in the house were independent factors of childhood illness. Being a skilled/semi-skilled mothers was significantly associated with health-seeking behavior of mothers/caregivers. Thus, involving women in skilled/semi-skilled occupations would help in decreasing childhood illness and enhance health-seeking behaviors for their under-five children. Besides, providing access to health care facilities in their nearby area would be essential in reducing childhood illness.

scholarly journals High common childhood illnesses while treatment seeking behavior of mothers’/care givers’ was low at rural northwest Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zemene Tigabu Kebede ◽  
Kassahun Alemu Gelaye ◽  
Mehari Woldemariam Merid ◽  
Temesgen Yihunie Akalu ◽  
Ashenafi Tazebew Amare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Center ◽  
Childhood Illness ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Multivariable Model ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Childhood Illnesses ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Abstract Background: In most developing countries, childhood illness and deaths are among the most challenging health issues. Most of these deaths were due to preventable causes including acute respiratory infections (ARI), diarrhea, and febrile illnesses. Thus, identification of determinants of these childhood disease illness would help to guide strategic planning, and prioritize interventions. Method: Community based cross-sectional study was conducted. Two stage cluster sampling technique was used to select kebeles and then households. A total of 2,158 mothers/care givers with at least one under-five child were included. Mothers/care-givers were interviewed at their homes using a pretested and structured questionnaire. Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with a 95% Confidence Interval (CI) for variables with P-value <0.05 in the multivariable model were reported to show significance and direction of association<0.05 in the multivariable model were reported to show significance and direction of association. Result: The overall prevalence of childhood illnesses was 16.5% (95% CI: 15.0, 18.2). The treatment seeking behavior of the mothers/caregivers was 22.8% (95% CI: 18.7, 27.4). Of the illnesses, 6.5% (95% CI: 5.5, 6.72) were diarrhea, 7.5% (95% CI: 6.5, 8.76) were ARI, and 12.0% (95% CI: 10.66, 13.40) were fever. Mothers’ age 40 years and above (AOR=0.35; 95%CI: 0.16, 0.76), mothers’ occupation (AOR=2.28; 95%CI: 1.84, 4.39), distance from nearest health center (AOR=1.02; 95%CI: 1.01, 1.03), and presence of three or more under-five children in the house (AOR=2.59; 95%CI: 1.03, 5.76) were predictors of childhood illness. Conclusion: In this study, the common childhood illness remains high while treatment seeking behavior of the mothers’/care givers’ was so low. Mothers’ age and occupation, distance from nearest health center, and presence of three or more under-five children in the house were independent determinants of childhood illness. Thus, addressing significant determinants and enhancing mothers’/care givers health seeking behavior would help in reducing morbidity and mortality of under-five children with common childhood illness. Key word: Childhood illness, determinants, rural, health seeking behavior, Ethiopia

scholarly journals Predictors of Health-Seeking Behavior for Fever Cases among Caregivers of Under-Five Children in Malaria-Endemic Area of Imo State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (19) ◽  
pp. 3752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sampson Oluchi ◽  
Rosliza Manaf ◽  
Suriani Ismail ◽  
Theophilus Udeani
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Presumptive Treatment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Imo State ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Pediatric Illnesses

Fever is one of the most common symptoms of pediatric illnesses; it is an important early symptom of malaria. Fever had served as the entry point for presumptive treatment of malaria among children in Nigerian. Appropriate HSB is important when seeking treatment for fever among under-five children; this will help for better prognosis because treatment will be initiated early. This study attempted to identify caregiver’s HSB for under-five children with fever. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Imo-State, Nigeria. Appropriate HSB was operationally defined as seeking treatment from health facility within 24 h of fever. Data were obtained using pretested self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22. Simple and multiple logistic regression were used to determine predictors of appropriate HSB. A total of 559 eligible respondents were recruited; 103 (18.6%) caregivers had appropriate HSB. The predictors of HSB are being male child (aOR = 2.760; 95% CI:1.536–4.958), the age of child younger than 27 months (aOR = 2.804; 95% CI:1.485–5.295), employed caregivers (aOR = 1.882; 95% CI:1.014–3.493), number of household members (aOR = 2.504; 95% CI:1.464–4.283), and caregivers who decided to seek treatment at early stage (aOR = 7.060; 95% CI:1.616–30.852). Only 18.6% caregivers practiced appropriate HSB for fever cases among under-five children. It is essential to educate caregivers and emphasise on early treatment of fever and appropriate use of health facilities for fever. The findings will be used to improve intervention at the community level and will be compared with follow-up data to evaluate their effectiveness.

scholarly journals Water and Sanitation Hygiene Practices for Under-Five Children among Households of Sugali Tribe of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venkatashiva Reddy B ◽  
Yadlapalli S. Kusuma ◽  
Chandrakant S. Pandav ◽  
Anil Kumar Goswami ◽  
Anand Krishnan
Keyword(s):  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dirty Hands ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Household Water

Background. Increased mortality is associated with poor household water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) practices. The objective was to study the WaSH practices for under-five children among households of Sugali Tribe, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in four mandals in 2012. A total of 500 households with under-five children were identified. Data was collected from mothers/caregivers. A summary WaSH score was generated from four specific indices, water, sanitation, hygiene, and hand washing practices, and determinants were identified. Results. Of the total households, 69% reported doing nothing at home to make the water safe for drinking. Over 90% of the households reported storing water in a utensil covered with a lid and retrieving water by dipping glass in the vessels. Open defecation was a commonly reported practice (84.8%). About three-fifths of the study’s households reported using water and soap for cleaning dirty hands and one-third (37.4%) reported using water and soap after defecation. The median WaSH score was 15. In the hierarchical stepwise multiple linear regression, only socioeconomic variables were significantly associated with WaSH score. Conclusion. WaSH related practices were generally poor in people of the Sugali Tribe in Andhra Pradesh, India.

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