Table 4.

Factors associated with the modern health-seeking behaviors of mothers/caregivers in Hawassa city Sidama, Ethiopia 2021.

Variables	Category	Modern health-seeking behavior		Odds ratio 95% CI
		Yes	No	COR	AOR
Age of the child	0–11 months	62(24.1%)	20(18.3%)	.754(.311–1.821)	.646(.249–1.675)
	12–24 months	96(37.4%)	60(55.1%)	.389(.175–.863)	.355(.149–842)
	25–36 months	62(24.1%)	20(18.3%)	.754(.311–1.821	725(.279–1.884)
	37–59 months	37(14.4%)	9(8.3%)	1	1
Birth order	First	84(32.7%)	40(36.7%)	3.900(1.445–10.527)	3.098(1.010–9.498)
	Second	103(40.1%)	35(32.1%)	5.465(2.019–14.792)	4.993(1.635–15.251)
	Third	63(24.5%)	21(19.3%)	5.571(1.963–15.813)	5.501(1.761–17.184)*
	Fourth and above	7(2.7%)	13(11.9%)	1	1
Residence	Rural	82(31.9%)	50(45.9%)	1	1
	Urban	175(68.1%)	59(54.1%)	1.809(1.143–2.585)	2.688(1.403–5.149)*
Death of under five	Yes	8(3.1%)	9(8.3%)	.357(.134–.951)	.510(.167–1.557)
	No	249(96.9%)	100(91.7%)	1	1
Perceived severity of childhood illness	Mild	15(10.3%)	13(18.8%)	1	1
	Moderate	56(38.6%)	32(46.4%)	1.517(.642–3.585)	1.360(.535–3.456
	Sever	74(51.1%)	24(34.8%)	2.672(1.115–6.403)	2.832(1.101–7.290)*
Number of ANC follow up	<4	87(34.1%)	55(53.4%)	1	1
	≥4	168(65.9%)	48(46.6%)	2.213(1.389–3.525)	2.106(1.097–4.042)*
Birthplace	Home	8(3.1%)	12(11%)	1	1
	Health institution	249(96.9%)	97(89%)	3.851(1.527–9.709)	1.553(.450–5.361)
Symptoms of guiding severity	Combined symptoms of disease(Vomiting)	126(49%)	36(33%)	4.958(2.169–11.333)	4.664(1.918–11.342)*
	If a child refuses to eat/breastfeed	119(46.3%)	56(51.4%)	3.010(1.347–6.729)	2.858(1.195–6.834)
	If a child's illness continues for a long time	12(4.7%)	17(15.6%)	1	1

*indicates significant variables (P-value less than 0.05).