Table 2.

Childhood illness and care-seeking behavior of mothers/caregivers in Hawassa City, Ethiopia,2021.

Variables	Responses	Frequency	Percentage
Do you have ANC follow-up during pregnancy of the selected child?	Yes	358	97.8
	No	8	2.2
If yes number of follow up	<4	142	38.8
	≥4	216	59
Place of birth of the selected child	Home	20	5.5
	Health institution	346	94.5
Have your child vaccinated according to the EPI schedule?	Yes	360	98.4
	No	6	1.6
The child with sickness in the last four weeks?	Yes	212	57.9
	No	155	42.1
If yes, what kind of symptoms does the child have?	Diarrhea	59	27.8
	Cough	101	47.6
	Fever	24	11.6
	Vomiting	16	7.5
	Inability to breastfeed & others	12	5.7
From the most recent symptoms you observed, have you received any treatment for your child?	Yes	165	77.8
	No	47	22.2
If yes, from where did you receive the treatment?	Public & private health care unit	121	73.3
	Purchase medicines from the pharmacy	38	23.1
	Traditional treatment	6	3.6
When did the child receive treatment?	First day of symptom	49	29.7
	On the second day of symptom	74	44.8
	On the third day of symptom	24	14.5
	After the third day of symptom	18	10.9
If you did not seek treatment for your children what is the reason?	Cost of medical care	7	14.9
	Shortage of money	10	21.3
	Waiting for a long time	8	17
	I thought the illness was mild	22	46.8
How do you perceive the severity of your child's illness?	Mild	28	13.1
	Moderate	88	41.1
	Severe	98	45.8 45.8
If your child becomes sick did you treat the child with traditional healers?	Yes	91	24.9
	No	275	75.1