Table 3.
Factors associated with mothers’ health care seeking behavior towards childhood diarrhea in Mekelle city, North Ethiopia 2016
| Variables | Seeking structured health care facility | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | COR | AOR | |
| Child age in months | ||||
| < 6 | 3 (42.9%) | 4 (57.1%) | 0.552 [0.11, 2.85] | – |
| 6–11 | 1 (16.7%) | 5 (83.3%) | 2.07 [0.22, 19.63] | – |
| 12–23 | 6 (23.1%) | 20 (76.9%) | 1.38 [0.44, 4.29] | – |
| 24–59 | 12 (29.3%) | 29 (70.7%) | 1 | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 20 (26.3%) | 56 (73.7%) | 1 | |
| Unmarried | 2 (50.0% | 2 (50.0%) | 0.356 [0.047, 2.71] | 0.24 [0.01, 11.53] |
| Occupation | ||||
| Housewife | 13 (37.1%) | 22 (62.9%) | 1 | |
| Civil servant | 3 (16.7%) | 15 (83.3%) | 2.96 [0.72, 12.18] | – |
| Private | 6 (23.1%) | 20 (76.9%) | 1.97 [0.63, 6.17] | – |
| Other | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (100.0%) | 9.5E8 [0.000, –] | – |
| Educational status | ||||
| Illiterates | 2 (25.0%) | 6 (75.0%) | 1 | |
| Literate | 20 (27.8%) | 52 (72.2%) | 0.867 [0.161, 4.66] | – |
| Number of under five children | ||||
| 1 child | 13 (26.0%) | 37 (74.0%) | 1 | |
| 2 or more | 9 (30.0%) | 21 (70.0%) | 0.820 [0.30, 2.24] | – |
| Age of mother | ||||
| < 30 | 12 (26.7%) | 33 (73.3%) | 1 | |
| 30–39 | 9 (28.1%) | 23 (71.9%) | 0.93 [0.34, 2.56] | – |
| ≥ 40 | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) | 0.73 [0.60, 8.77] | – |
| Sex of the child | ||||
| Male | 13 (26.5%) | 36 (73.5%) | 1 | |
| Female | 9 (29.0%) | 22 (71.0%) | 0.883 [0.32, 2.404] | – |
| Presence of television | ||||
| No | 3 (60.0%) | 2 (40.0%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 19 (25.3%) | 56 (74.7%) | 4.421 [0.68, 28.5] | 4.96 [0.43, 57.39] |
| Presence of vehicle (car) | ||||
| No | 19 (27.1%) | 51 (72.9%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 3 (30.0%) | 7 (70.0%) | 0.87 [0.204, 3.71] | – |
| Increased thirst | ||||
| No | 9 (28.1%) | 23 (71.9%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 13 (27.1%) | 35 (72.9%) | 1.054 [0.388, 2.86] | – |
| Irritability | ||||
| No | 12 (33.3%) | 24 (66.7%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 10 (22.7%) | 34 (77.3%) | 1.70 [0.63, 4.57] | 1.24 [0.27, 5.59] |
| Decreased fluid intake | ||||
| No | 13 (35.1%) | 24 (64.9%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 9 (20.9%) | 34 (79.1%) | 2.05 [0.76, 5.55] | 0.73 [0.17, 3.10] |
| Lethargy | ||||
| No | 13 (33.3%) | 26 (66.7%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 9 (22.0%) | 32 (78.0%) | 1.78 [0.66, 4.809] | 0.50 [0.10, 2.58] |
| Sunken eye | ||||
| No | 14 (34.1%) | 27 (65.9%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 8 (20.5%) | 31 (79.5%) | 2.009 [0.73, 5.52] | 0.55 [0.10, 3.01] |
| Blood in stool | ||||
| No | 18 (25.0%) | 54 (75.0%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 4 (50.0%) | 4 (50.0%) | 0.333 [0.75, 1.47] | 0.13 [0.02, 0.88] |
| Persistency of diarrhea | ||||
| No | 17 (28.3%) | 43 (71.7%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 5 (25.0%) | 15 (75.0%) | 1.19 [0.373, 3.77] | – |
| Severity of diarrhea | ||||
| Mild | 10 (55.6%) | 8 (44.4%) | 1 | |
| Moderate | 9 (26.5%) | 25 (73.5%) | 3.47 [1.044, 11.6] | 9.55 [1.11, 81.74] |
| Severe | 3 (10.7%) | 25 (89.3%) | 10.42 [2.29, 47.44] | 44.6 [2.23, 893.2] |
| Previous admission history | ||||
| No | 20 (30.8%) | 45 (69.2%) | 1 | |
| Yes | 2 (13.3%) | 13 (86.7%) | 2.89 [0.59, 14.013] | 5.41 [0.52, 56.39] |
| Kind of available transportation | ||||
| Foot step | 14 (35.0%) | 26 (65.0%) | 1 | |
| Taxi | 6 (20.7%) | 23 (79.3%) | 2.064 [0.68, 6.26] | 1.65 [0.43, 6.40] |
| Bajaj | 2 (18.2%) | 9 (81.8%) | 2.423 [0.46, 12.79] | 1.68 [0.21, 13.20] |