Table 2.
healthcare utilization for households with children under-five years of age: 2018/2019
| Variable N (%) | NK N=197 | EK N=619 | CK N=1133 | SK N=1115 | Uriri N=1073 | Total N=4137 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child has had fever in last 2-weeks | 51 (26) | 169 (27) | 229 (20) | 147 (13) | 163 (15) | 759 (18) |
| Sought advice or treatment for fever | 40 (78) | 118 (70) | 135 (59) | 95 (64) | 121 (74) | 509 (67) |
| Malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) was performed | 35 (88) | 81 (67) | 91 (67) | 62 (65) | 99 (82) | 368 (72) |
| Child has had diarrhea in last 2-weeks | 18 (9) | 87 (14) | 98 (9) | 67 (6) | 51 (5) | 321 (8) |
| Sought advice or treatment for diarrhea | 9 (50) | 44 (51) | 53 (54) | 33 (49) | 33 (65) | 172 (54) |
| Child has had breathing problem* in last 2-weeks | 48 (24) | 145 (23) | 172 (15) | 114 (10) | 98 (9) | 577 (14) |
| Sought advice or treatment for breathing problem | 31 (65) | 67 (46) | 86 (50) | 62 (54) | 65 (66) | 311 (54) |
| Ever visited by a community health worker (CHW), identifies signs child needing medical attention | 126 (64) | 180 (29) | 295 (26) | 438 (39) | 345 (32) | 1348 (33) |
| No correct responses | 2 (1) | 13 (2) | 23 (2) | 41 (4) | 36 (3) | 115 (3) |
| One to two correct responses | 80 (41) | 246 (40) | 302 (27) | 233 (21) | 238 (22) | 1099 (26) |
| Three or more correct responses | 115 (58) | 360 (58) | 808 (71) | 841 (75) | 799 (75) | 2923 (71) |