Health care seeking behaviour of mothers towards diarrheal disease of children less than 5 years in Mekelle city, North Ethiopia
Abstract Objective To assess the health care seeking behavior of mothers on diarrheal disease of under five children and associated factors in Mekelle City, Northern Ethiopia. Result This study revealed that 72.5% (n = 58) of the mothers who reported their children had diarrhea had sought health car...
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| description | Abstract Objective To assess the health care seeking behavior of mothers on diarrheal disease of under five children and associated factors in Mekelle City, Northern Ethiopia. Result This study revealed that 72.5% (n = 58) of the mothers who reported their children had diarrhea had sought health care facilities. Three quarter, (75.9%) of them was seeking health in the public health care facility. Majority, 89.3% of those children who had severe diarrhea sought at health care facilities. In the multivariable analysis, severity of diarrhea (P = 0.04) and blood in stool) were the significantly associated factors with health seeking behavior of mothers for childhood diarrhea. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9940ed0c3e564c30990bdeedbc9954412022-12-22T01:46:36ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002018-10-011111710.1186/s13104-018-3850-3Health care seeking behaviour of mothers towards diarrheal disease of children less than 5 years in Mekelle city, North EthiopiaTedros Fissehaye0Ashenafi Damte1Atsede Fantahun2Kahsu Gebrekirstos3Ayder Comprehensive Referral Hospital, Mekelle UniversityDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle UniversityDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle UniversityDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle UniversityAbstract Objective To assess the health care seeking behavior of mothers on diarrheal disease of under five children and associated factors in Mekelle City, Northern Ethiopia. Result This study revealed that 72.5% (n = 58) of the mothers who reported their children had diarrhea had sought health care facilities. Three quarter, (75.9%) of them was seeking health in the public health care facility. Majority, 89.3% of those children who had severe diarrhea sought at health care facilities. In the multivariable analysis, severity of diarrhea (P = 0.04) and blood in stool) were the significantly associated factors with health seeking behavior of mothers for childhood diarrhea.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3850-3Health careChildrenDiarrheaSeeking behaviorMother |
| spellingShingle | Tedros Fissehaye Ashenafi Damte Atsede Fantahun Kahsu Gebrekirstos Health care seeking behaviour of mothers towards diarrheal disease of children less than 5 years in Mekelle city, North Ethiopia BMC Research Notes Health care Children Diarrhea Seeking behavior Mother |
| title | Health care seeking behaviour of mothers towards diarrheal disease of children less than 5 years in Mekelle city, North Ethiopia |
| title_full | Health care seeking behaviour of mothers towards diarrheal disease of children less than 5 years in Mekelle city, North Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Health care seeking behaviour of mothers towards diarrheal disease of children less than 5 years in Mekelle city, North Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health care seeking behaviour of mothers towards diarrheal disease of children less than 5 years in Mekelle city, North Ethiopia |
| title_short | Health care seeking behaviour of mothers towards diarrheal disease of children less than 5 years in Mekelle city, North Ethiopia |
| title_sort | health care seeking behaviour of mothers towards diarrheal disease of children less than 5 years in mekelle city north ethiopia |
| topic | Health care Children Diarrhea Seeking behavior Mother |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3850-3 |
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