Delays in health care seeking for diarrheal disease and associated factors among caregivers of under five children in health centers of northwest Ethiopia

A mixed-method study

Bibliographic Data

ID15380917
AuthorsAsnakech Marew (Bahir Dar University, corresponding author), Zenebe Jebero (0000-0001-8765-2017, Arba Minch University), Zenebe Jebero Zaza, Shiferaw Birhanu (0009-0005-1608-7299, Bahir Dar University), Amare Belachew (0000-0001-6374-1453, Bahir Dar University), Tsehaynew Kasse (Arba Minch University)
Year2025
Volume25
Issue1
Pages138-138
Publication date2025-01-13
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-025-21300-x
PMID39806357
OpenAlexW4406313397
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited28

The prevalence of delays in seeking healthcare for children with diarrhea was high. This poses a negative health risk to the lives of children and their caregivers. A large family size, poor knowledge about diarrhea danger signs, difficulty paying for treatment, and many others were factors associated with delayed health care seeking. Hence, the government and other concerned stakeholders should give due emphasis to tackling the identified causes of delay in seeking health care for children under five years of age with diarrhea by diverting community focus toward timely care seeking and disease prevention

Biostatistics · Diarrhea · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Interview · Logistic regression · Odds ratio · Public health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Internal Medicine

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