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Table 1 Biomedical and non-biomedicalcare-seeking steps taken by families of 16 surviving newborns

From: Illness recognition and appropriate care seeking for newborn complications in rural Oromia and Amhara regional states of Ethiopia

First Step

Second Step

Third Step

Fourth Step

Biomedical care Health Center   (n = 2)

   Home

Hospital/Health Center/Post

   Home

Health Center

   (n = 5)

  (n = 5)

   (n = 1)

   (n = 1)

   Home

  Home

Health Center

 

   (n = 1)

  (n = 1)

   (n = 1)

 

   Home

 Home Call-in

Health Center

Home Call-in

   (n = 2)

  (n = 2)

   (n = 1)

   (n = 1)

 Home Call-in

  Hospital

Health Center

 

   (n = 1)

  (n = 1)

   (n = 1)

 

 Home Call-in

   Home

Health Center

 

   (n = 1)

  (n = 1)

   (n = 1)

 

Non-Biomedical care

   Home

 Home Call-in

  

   (n = 2)

  (n = 1)

  

 Home Call-in

 

   (n = 2)