Table 4 Factors that affect Health seeking behavior of mothers/care givers among children’s having common childhood illness using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis model, in Dangila town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015

Mother’s age

< 28

94(34.4)

30(11)

1

≥28

130(47.6)

19(7)

2.2(1.2–4.1)

2.4(1.1, 5.4)*

Age of children’s

≤1 years

79 (28.9)

4(1.5)

6.1(2.1–17.7)

6.9(2.9, 22.2)*

> 1–5 years

145(53.1)

45(16.9)

1

Marital status of mothers

Married

189(69.2)

31(11.4)

4.1(1.1, 15.2)*

Divorced

29(110.6

14(5.1)

1.4(0.3, 5.7)

Widowed

4(1.5)

6(2.2)

1

Number of family members

≤5

210(76.9)

39(14.3)

3.8(1.6, 9.3)

6.4(2.1, 20.2)*

> 5

14(5.1)

10(3.7)

1

Occupation of mothers/caregivers

House wife

110(40.3)

24(8.8)

2.1(0.8–5.1)

Government work

44(16.1)

4(1.5)

4.9(1.4–18.0)

Merchant

50(18.3)

12(4.4)

1.9(0.1–5.1)

Labor worker

20(7.3)

9(3.3)

1

Severity of illness

Sever

118(43.2)

7(2.6)

6.0(1.7–21.5)

5.2(1.2, 22.6)*

Moderate

92(33.7)

37(13.6)

0.888(0 .3–2.6)

Mild

14(5.1)

5(1.8)

1