Table 2 Proportion of common childhood illness among mothers/caregivers with under five children’s in Dangila town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015
Variable | Frequency (N = 273) | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Complains of mothers/care givers. | Cough | 70 | 26 |
Difficulty of breathing | 31 | 11 | |
Fever | 65 | 24 | |
Diarrhea | 55 | 20 | |
Ear infection | 8 | 3 | |
Two and above symptoms | 44 | 16 | |
Decision makers for medical treatment | Mothers | 177 | 79.0 |
Fathers | 17 | 7.6 | |
Grand parents | 5 | 2.2 | |
Both mothers and fathers. | 25 | 11.2 | |
Distribution of health seeking behavior among mothers/care givers | Treat with Hole water | 3 | 1.1 |
Self treatment at home | 3 | 1.1 | |
Take to traditional treatment | 8 | 2.9 | |
Did nothing | 12 | 4.4 | |
Treat the child by buying from pharmacy or drug sellers | 23 | 8.4 | |
Take to private health facility | 45 | 16.5 | |
Take to Government facility | 179 | 65.9 | |
Perceived illness stayed for medical care among mothers/care takers | On the same day of child hood illness | 62 | 22.8 |
After one days of child hood illness | 126 | 46.4 | |
After two days of child hood illness | 48 | 17.4 | |
After three days of child hood illness | 37 | 13.4 | |
Main reasons of mothers/caregivers for not seeking medical care | No treatment for sickness | 6 | 2 |
Cost of medical care | 11 | 4.1 | |
No trust on health providers competency | 17 | 6.1 | |
Lack of time | 17 | 6.1 | |
Thought it get better by it self | 28 | 10.2 | |
Don’t get immediate care / wait for several times for service | 39 | 14.3 | |
Shortage of money | 44 | 16.3 | |
Thought sickness is incurable | 44 | 16.3 | |
Illness was mild | 67 | 24.5 |