Table 2. Reported symptoms and mother’s preferences of care-seeking for their sick neonates, MNCS Endline Survey in 2012.
| Characteristics | n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Symptom category [N = 886] | |||
| Any symptom | 886 (30.9) | ||
| 1 symptom | 561 (63.3) | ||
| 2 symptoms | 239 (27.0) | ||
| 3 or more symptoms | 86 (9.7) | ||
| Reported neonatal symptom a [N = 886] | |||
| Baby feels hot/Fever | 575 (64.9) | ||
| Difficult or fast breathing | 249 (28.1) | ||
| Baby feels cold | 246 (27.8) | ||
| Chest in-drawing | 92 (10.4) | ||
| Poor sucking or feeding | 119 (13.4) | ||
| Convulsions/Spasms/Rigidity | 36 (4.1) | ||
| Lethargy/Unconsciousness | 31 (3.5) | ||
| Sought care [N = 884] | |||
| Yes | 748 (84.4) | ||
| No | 136 (15.4) | ||
| Types of providers [N = 884] | |||
| Trained provider | 260 (29.4) | ||
| Medical doctor | 244 (27.6) | ||
| Nurse/Midwife/ Paramedic/SACMO/FWV | 16 (1.8) | ||
| Untrained provider | 488 (55.2) | ||
| Village doctor | 305 (34.5) | ||
| Homeopathic practitioner | 91 (10.3) | ||
| Allopathic drug stores | 50 (5.7) | ||
| Others | 42 (4.7) | ||
| Did not seek care | 136 (15.4) | ||
| Places of care-seeking [N = 884] | |||
| Home | 72 (8.1) | ||
| Govt. health centers | 169 (19.1) | ||
| Sub-district level hospital | 104 (11.8) | ||
| District level hospital | 33 (3.7) | ||
| Medical college hospital | 13 (1.5) | ||
| Health facility at union level and below | 19 (2.1) | ||
| Private health care facilities | 504 (57.0) | ||
| Non-govt. health centers | 3 (0.3) | ||
| Did not seek care | 136 (15.4) | ||
| Reason for not seeking care a [N = 136] | |||
| Financial problem | 71 (52.2) | ||
| Did not think care seeking is necessary | 61 (44.9) | ||
| Far distance of health facility from home | 34 (25.0) | ||
| Transport problem | 31 (22.8) | ||
| Others | 20 (14.7) | ||
a Multiple responses allowed.