Table 1.

Potential predictors for care–seeking behavior

Factor	Variable
Neonate’s demographic factors	• Age of neonate at illness onset (days)      • Gender
Neonates care, illness symptoms/conditions	• Neonate ever breastfed?      • Whether the newborn received any liquids or solids other than breast milk (exclusive breastfeeding);      • Severity of the observed first symptoms for which care was reportedly sought      • Birth size of the baby      • Whether the neonate was preterm or not      • Whether the baby had any malformation at birth      • Mother/care–giver’s perception of the status at illness onset:                – feeding status (feeding normally, poorly or not at all)                – activity (normally active, less active than normal or not moving)
Mother/father’s factors	• Mother’s age      • Mother’s education      • Father’s education      • Whether the mother sought any antenatal care at a health provider      • Whether mother had any pre–pregnancy medical condition
Household factors	• Whether mother was the household breadwinner      • Where the mother stayed during the last days of her pregnancy
Specific barriers	• Any specific concerns or problems caregiver had: Thought baby not sick enough; no one available to go with caregiver; too much time from regular duties; someone else had to decide; too far to travel; no transportation available; cost; not satisfied with available health care; problem required traditional care; thought too sick to travel; thought child will die anyway; it was late at night; no transport/provider; other
Health system factors	• Delivery place      • Time in minutes to usual health provider