Mothers’ health care-seeking behavior and associated factors for common childhood illnesses in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective: This review is aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of mothers’ health care-seeking behavior and associated factors in Ethiopia. Methods: International databases were systematically searched for studies that were published between 2008 and 2019. Data were extracted in Microsoft Excel 2...
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| author | Yoseph Merkeb Alamneh Melese Getachew Aytenew Atnaf Abtie Abebaw |
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| description | Objective: This review is aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of mothers’ health care-seeking behavior and associated factors in Ethiopia. Methods: International databases were systematically searched for studies that were published between 2008 and 2019. Data were extracted in Microsoft Excel 2019 and then exported to STATA version 14 for further analysis. Publication bias was determined by funnel plot, Begg’s test, and Egger’s test. Heterogeneity between the studies was checked by I 2 statistic. The pooled proportion was estimated using random-effects meta-analysis model. Results: This review and meta-analysis included 14 studies from a total of 581 papers that were screened. The pooled proportion of mothers’ health care-seeking behavior in Ethiopia was 50.24% (95% CI: 37.13%, 63.35%). Health facility distance (OR = 2.07), awareness about common childhood illnesses (OR = 2.06), educational levels (OR = 1.82), and income (OR = 2.07) were significantly associated variables. Conclusion: The overall health care-seeking behavior of mothers for common childhood illnesses in Ethiopia is low. Accordingly, educating mothers/caregivers about the importance of health care-seeking behavior and increasing the proximity of health facilities were recommended to improve health care-seeking behavior. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b690bd080ad247b88938b1f7af77601e2022-12-22T00:57:44ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medicine2050-31212022-05-011010.1177/20503121221099019Mothers’ health care-seeking behavior and associated factors for common childhood illnesses in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysisYoseph Merkeb Alamneh0Melese Getachew1Aytenew Atnaf2Abtie Abebaw3School of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, EthiopiaDepartment of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, EthiopiaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, EthiopiaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, EthiopiaObjective: This review is aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of mothers’ health care-seeking behavior and associated factors in Ethiopia. Methods: International databases were systematically searched for studies that were published between 2008 and 2019. Data were extracted in Microsoft Excel 2019 and then exported to STATA version 14 for further analysis. Publication bias was determined by funnel plot, Begg’s test, and Egger’s test. Heterogeneity between the studies was checked by I 2 statistic. The pooled proportion was estimated using random-effects meta-analysis model. Results: This review and meta-analysis included 14 studies from a total of 581 papers that were screened. The pooled proportion of mothers’ health care-seeking behavior in Ethiopia was 50.24% (95% CI: 37.13%, 63.35%). Health facility distance (OR = 2.07), awareness about common childhood illnesses (OR = 2.06), educational levels (OR = 1.82), and income (OR = 2.07) were significantly associated variables. Conclusion: The overall health care-seeking behavior of mothers for common childhood illnesses in Ethiopia is low. Accordingly, educating mothers/caregivers about the importance of health care-seeking behavior and increasing the proximity of health facilities were recommended to improve health care-seeking behavior.https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121221099019 |
| spellingShingle | Yoseph Merkeb Alamneh Melese Getachew Aytenew Atnaf Abtie Abebaw Mothers’ health care-seeking behavior and associated factors for common childhood illnesses in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis SAGE Open Medicine |
| title | Mothers’ health care-seeking behavior and associated factors for common childhood illnesses in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full | Mothers’ health care-seeking behavior and associated factors for common childhood illnesses in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_fullStr | Mothers’ health care-seeking behavior and associated factors for common childhood illnesses in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mothers’ health care-seeking behavior and associated factors for common childhood illnesses in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_short | Mothers’ health care-seeking behavior and associated factors for common childhood illnesses in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_sort | mothers health care seeking behavior and associated factors for common childhood illnesses in ethiopia a systematic review and meta analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121221099019 |
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