Trial reportPloS one2018
Determinants of delay in timely treatment seeking for diarrheal diseases among mothers with under-five children in central Ethiopia: A case control study.
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- Determinants of delay in treatment-seeking for under-five pneumonia among caregivers in public health facilities in waliso town, Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Timely treatment-seeking for diarrheal diseases among caregivers with under-five children in public hospitals of Sidama region, Ethiopia: Unmatched case-control study.Journal of public health research · 2026Article
- Medical treatment-seeking behaviour for childhood diarrhea among Haitian mothers: secondary data analysis from the 2016-2017 Haitian demographic and health survey.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Delays in health care seeking for diarrheal disease and associated factors among caregivers of under five children in health centers of northwest Ethiopia: a mixed-method study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Magnitude and determinant of healthcare-seeking behavior for childhood acute respiratory tract infections in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Healthcare-seeking behavior for diarrhea in under-five children and associated factors in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel robust Poisson regression model.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Contributing factors of delay in seeking treatment for childhood diarrheal diseases in Berbere Woreda, Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2023Article
- Delay in seeking healthcare for pneumonia and associated factors among mothers/caregivers of children aged 2-59 months in public health facilities in Nekemte town, Ethiopia.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Predictors of Mothers' Care Seeking Behavior for Common Childhood Illnesses: Findings From the Afghanistan Health Survey 2015.International journal of health policy and management · 2023Article
- Determinants of care-seeking behaviour for fever, acute respiratory infection and diarrhoea among children under five in Nigeria.PloS one · 2022Article
- Determinants of Delayed Treatment-seeking for Diarrheal Diseases among Mothers with under-five Children in North Western Ethiopia, 2020: A case-control Study.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2021Article
- Determinants of Delayed Treatment-Seeking for Childhood Diarrheal Diseases in Southwest Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2020Article
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- The prevalence and root causes of delay in seeking healthcare among mothers of under five children with pneumonia in hospitals of Bahir Dar city, North West Ethiopia.BMC pediatrics · 2019Article
- Epidemiological investigation and management of bloody diarrhea among children in India.PloS one · 2019Article
- Prevalence of Diarrhea Among under-5 Children and Health-Seeking Behavior of Mothers in a Resettlement Colony of Delhi, India: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDelays in seeking timely appropriate care contributes to a large number of deaths from diarrhea in children. This study aimed to identify determinants of delays in seeking timely treatment by mothers/caregivers of under-five children with diarrheal diseases.
methodsWe used an unmatched case-control study from February-March 2017 among 316 children: 158 cases and 158 controls. Cases were mothers/caregivers with under-five children who had signs/symptoms of diarrhea and sought treatment after 24 hours onset of symptom. Controls sought treatment within 24 hours. Field workers collected data using a pre-tested standardized questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regression was conducted to identify determinants of delay in timely diarrhea treatment seeking. Statistical significance was declared by using a p-value<0.05 and 95% of confidence interval (CI) for an adjusted-odds ratio (AOR).
resultsThe determinants of delay in timely treatment seeking of mothers/caregivers of under-five children with diarrheal diseases were children <24months (AOR = 1.9,95%CI:1.1-3.4); fail to attend school (AOR = 2.4, 95%CI:1.2-4.6); being female children (AOR = 1.7,95%CI:1.05-2.9); preferring government health facility for the treatment of children with diarrheal diseases (AOR = 2.9, 95%CI, 1.3-6.7); lack of past history taking children to health facility and lack of counseling (AOR = 4.8, 95%CI:2.0-12.1); being in the15-25 years age (AOR = 1.7, 95%CI:1.1-3.0) and taking children to a health facility as a first response to diarrhea (AOR = 0.1, 95%CI:0.01-0.8).
conclusionsAge of the child, maternal age, and disease related determinants were determinants for seeking timely treatment to diarrheal diseases. Providing skilled based health education and counseling to mothers/caregivers on seeking timely treatment and taking children with diarrheal diseases to a health facility as a first response to diarrhea is a paramount intervention to reduce morbidity and mortality of children.
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