Table 1.
Characteristics of reported child illness and care-seeking events, by stratum
| Rural | Urban | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n 547 |
% | CI | n 537 |
% | CI | |
| Proportion of children with at least one DHS illness | 199 | 36.4 | [32.4–40.5] | 186 | 34.6 | [30.7–38.8] |
| Reported Child Illness | 199 | 186 | ||||
| Diarrhea | 23 | 11.6 | [7.8–16.8] | 50 | 26.9 | [21.0–33.7] |
| Fever | 117 | 58.8 | [51.8–65.4] | 85 | 45.7 | [38.7–52.9] |
| ARIa | 6 | 3 | [1.4–6.6] | 3 | 1.6 | [0.5–4.9] |
| Diarrhea and Fever | 28 | 14.1 | [9.9–19.6] | 35 | 18.8 | [13.8–25.1] |
| Diarrhea and ARI | 3 | 1.5 | [0.5–4.6] | 0 | 0 | – |
| Fever and ARI | 17 | 8.5 | [5.4–13.3] | 10 | 5.4 | [2.9–9.7] |
| Diarrhea, Fever and ARI | 5 | 2.5 | [1.0–5.9] | 3 | 1.6 | [0.5–4.9] |
| Proportion of illnesses for which mother reported seeking care from: | 199 | 186 | ||||
| Any provider | 157 | 78.9 | [72.7–84.0] | 124 | 66.7 | [59.6–73.1] |
| Skilled providerb | 151 | 75.9 | [69.5–81.3] | 116 | 62.4 | [55.2–69.0] |
| > 1 provider | 9 | 4.5 | [2.4–8.5] | 5 | 2.7 | [1.1–6.3] |
| Proportion of children that sought care from category of providerc3: | 199 | 186 | ||||
| Govt hospital | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 2.7 | [0.9–6.2] |
| Govt health center/post | 122 | 61.3 | [54.2–68.1] | 111 | 59.7 | [52.3–66.8] |
| Govt CBA/fieldworker | 36 | 18.1 | [13.0–24.2] | 1 | 0.5 | [0.0–3.0] |
| Pvt hospital/clinic | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0.5 | [0.0–3.0] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | 0.5 | [0.0–2.8] | 2 | 1.1 | [0.1–3.8] |
| Shop/market | 2 | 1 | [0.1–3.6] | 9 | 4.8 | [2.2–9.0] |
| Traditional/faith-based practitioner | 5 | 2.5 | [0.8–5.8] | 0 | 0 | – |
aARI defined as cough with chest-related difficulty breathing
bSkilled providers included government and private health facilities and government CBAs
cCalculated among all sick children—some children taken to multiple sources of care