Table 3.

Factors Associated with Mothers’ Healthcare-Seeking Behavior for Childhood Illnesses in Aneded District, East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016

Variables	Category	HSB		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Yes	No
Age of the child	Age ≥24 months	92	119	0.65 (0.44, 0.96)	0.63 (0.40, 0.99)*
	Age < 24 months	108	91	1	1
Sex of the child	Male	108	98	1.34 (0.91, 1.98)	1.03 (0.65, 1.62)
	Female	92	112	1	1
Marital status	Married	184	185	1.55 (0.80, 3.01)	0.93 (0.42, 2.07)
	Other status	16	25	1	1
Mothers’ Occupation	Housewives	189	205	0.42 (0.14, 1.23)	0.30 (0.08, 1.05)
	Other Occupation	11	5	1	1
Distance from Health Facility	One hour and above	65	86	0.69 (0.46, 1.04)	0.68 (0.43, 1.10)
	Less than one hour	135	124	1	1
Decision to visit a health facility	Made by mother and father	156	121	2.61 (1.69, 4.02)	2.71 (1.63, 4.51)**
	Mother/Father only	44	89	1	1
Perceived disease severity	Severe	75	25	7.98 (4.48, 14.21)	9.29 (4.95, 17.43)**
	Moderate	84	76	2.94 (1.83, 4.72)	3.20 (1.90, 5.37)**
	Mild	41	109	1	1
Wealth status	Rich	91	73	1.57 (1.053, 2.33)	1.23 (0.77, 1.98)
	Poor	109	137	1	1
CBHI Membership	Insured	126	79	2.82 (1.89, 4.21)	3.12 (1.94, 5.02)**
	Non-insured	74	131	1	1

Notes: *P-value <0.05; **P-value <0.001.

Abbreviation: HSM, healthcare-seeking behaviour.