Assessment of Factors Affecting Initiation of Early Care Seeking Behavior among Mothers and Child Care Takers of under Five Children Having Acute Diarrhoea Attending Integrated Management of Neonatal and Child Hood Illness Clinic in Governmental Health Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2014

Muraga, Ketema Dewi (2014) Assessment of Factors Affecting Initiation of Early Care Seeking Behavior among Mothers and Child Care Takers of under Five Children Having Acute Diarrhoea Attending Integrated Management of Neonatal and Child Hood Illness Clinic in Governmental Health Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2014. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.

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Abstract

Back ground: Appropriate medical care seeking behavior could prevent a significant number of child deaths and complications due to acute diarrhoeal illnesses. This study aims to determine factors affecting initiations of early care seeking behavior /HSB/ of mothers /care takers/ towards acute diarrhoeal illnesses, thereby improving child health. Objective: To determine the factors affecting initiation of early care seeking behavior among mothers and care takers of under five children having acute diarrhea attending IMNCI clinic. Method: A quantitative /cross-sectional/ and qualitative institutional based survey was conducted to assess the factors affecting initiation of early care seeking behavior of mothers /care takers/ towards acute diarrhea at the selected health centers of Addis Ababa. Sample size is 333. The collected data was cleaned and checked for completeness, then was entered, compiled and analyzed using SPSS version 16.00 for further analysis. Results: Out of 333 respondents identified for the study 100% (n=333) were responded for the interview. From the total of 100% (n=333) respondents 59.2% (n=197) of them were not seek any care. The mean time for seeking care was 2.45 days. Majority of the respondents have no any information about danger signs. Conclusions and Recommendations: The findings enhance our understanding of the factors that influence treatment-seeking behavior of the mother/care-givers in cases of childhood diarrhoea. The caregivers, especially the mothers need to be educated about the importance of seeking appropriate and timely treatment. Most of the factors that negatively affect decision to seek treatment are addressable by creating community awareness and health systems strengthening.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions:	Africana
Depositing User:	Emmanuel Ndorimana
Date Deposited:	05 Oct 2018 12:16
Last Modified:	05 Oct 2018 12:16
URI:	http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/6706

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