Assessment of Factors Affecting Initiation of Early Care Seeking Behavior among Mothers and Child Care Takers of Under Five Children Having Acute Diarrhoea Attending Integrated Management of Neonatal and Child Hood Illness Clinic in Governmental Health Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2014.
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2014-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Back ground: Appropriate medical care seeking behavior could prevent a significant number ofchild deaths and complications due to acute diarrhoeal illnesses. This study aims to determinefactors affecting initiations of early care seeking behavior /HSB/ of mothers /care takers/ towardsacute diarrhoeal illnesses, thereby improving child health.
Objective: To determine the factors affecting initiation of early care seeking behavior amongmothers and care takers of under five children having acute diarrhea attending IMNCI clinic.
Method: A quantitative /cross-sectional/ and qualitative institutional based survey was conductedto assess the factors affecting initiation of early care seeking behavior of mothers /care takers/towards acute diarrhea at the selected health centers of Addis Ababa. Sample size is 333. The collected data was cleaned and checked for completeness, then was entered, compiled and analyzed using SPSS version 16.00 for further analysis.
Results: Out of 333 respondents identified for the study 100% (n=333) were responded for theinterview. From the total of 100% (n=333) respondents 59.2% (n=197) of them were not seekany care. The mean time for seeking care was 2.45 days. Majority of the respondents have noany information about danger signs.
Conclusions and Recommendations: The findings enhance our understanding of the factors that influence treatment-seeking behavior of the mother/care-givers in cases of childhood diarrhoea.The caregivers, especially the mothers need to be educated about the importance of seekingappropriate and timely treatment.Most of the factors that negatively affect decision to seek treatment are addressable by creating community awareness and health systems strengthening
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Mothers Child Care Childhood