Table 5 Mothers’ care-seeking behavior and place sought for care in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia, 2016
Characteristic | Category | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Did you seek advice or treatment from someone outside of the home for (Name’s) diarrhea? | Yes | 289 | 98.0% |
No | 6 | 2.0% | |
Where did you first go for advice or treatment? | Hospital | 179 | 60.7% |
Health center | 91 | 30.8% | |
Health post | 0 | 0.0% | |
PVO center | 0 | 0.0% | |
Clinic | 16 | 5.4% | |
Traditional practitioner | 9 | 3.1% |