Table 2.

Enabling factors of delayed treatment-seeking among mothers of < 5 years children with diarrheal disease visited Debre Markos Town public health facilities, Northwestern Ethiopia, 2020 (n=408)

Variables	Responses	Cases(N=136)		Controls(N=272)
		N	%	N	%
Wealth index	Poorest	46	33.8	62	22.8
	Poor	40	29.4	64	23.5
	Middle	18	13.2	46	16.9
	Rich	18	13.2	50	18.4
	Richest	14	10.3	50	18.4
Cost of treatment	Easy	101	74.3	232	85.3
	Difficult	35	25.7	40	14.7
Member of health insurance	Yes	20	14.7	70	25.7
	No	116	85.3	202	74.3
Distance of health facility by foot	<15	20	14.7	44	16.2
	15–30 minutes	85	62.5	146	53.7
	30–60 minutes	17	12.5	64	23.5
	60–120 minutes	12	8.8	13	4.8
	> 120 minutes	2	1.5	5	1.8
Preferred HF	HC	133	97.8	35	12.9
	Hospital	3	2.2	237	87.1
Nearby HF	HC	109	80.1	206	75.7
	Hospital	27	19.9	66	24.3
Reason for preferred HF	Do not charge too much	35	25.7	59	21.6
	Nearness	93	68.3	157	57.7
	Respect given	47	34.5	124	45.5
	Examination given	22	16.17	71	26.10
	Low waiting time	79	58.08	139	51.10
	Treatment is effective	2	1.4	7	2.5
	Always open	4	2.9	20	7.3
	Medications available	3	2.2	26	9.5
Who decides first to take the child to the HF	Mother	100	73.5	157	57.7
	Father	35	25.8	105	38.6
	Grandfather	1	.7	10	3.7

NB: HF: Health facility; HC: Health center