Table 2 Health facility, behavioral and clinical-related characteristics of respondents in Bahir Dar city, North West Ethiopia, 2019
Variable | Category | Health seeking | X2 at 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Prompt | Delay | |||
Type of hospital closer to you | Government | 91 | 130 | X2 = 24.40 |
Private | 121 | 43 | ||
Type of hospital, mothers prefer to seek healthcare | Government | 62 | 110 | X2 = 31.42 |
Private | 121 | 63 | ||
Reasons to prefer private hospitals | Comprehensive examination | 57 | 21 | X2 = 7.10 |
Low waiting time | 37 | 12 | ||
Treatment is effective | 19 | 9 | ||
Because they are near | 4 | 6 | ||
Because they are respectful | 7 | 3 | ||
Necessary medications are available | 3 | 3 | ||
Always open/early open | ||||
Reasons to prefer government hospitals | Because they are near | 23 | 48 | |
They don’t charge too much | 10 | 37 | ||
Because they are respectful | 2 | 14 | ||
Comprehensive examination | 7 | 8 | ||
Always open/early open | 8 | 7 | ||
Treatment is effective | 0 | 3 | ||
Necessary medication availability | 1 | 1 | ||
Time taken to arrive to the nearest health facility on foot | < 60 min | 171 | 167 | X2 = 1.76 |
> 60 min | 12 | 6 | ||
The severity of pneumonia (diagnosed at Pediatric OPD) | Severe pneumonia | 21 | 51 | X2 = 17.86 |
Non-severe pneumonia | 162 | 122 | ||
Mothers reasons for a delay in seeking healthcare | The disease is resolved by itself | 0 | 53 | |
Self-medication | 0 | 32 | ||
Transportation difficulties | 0 | 13 | ||
Use of holy water at home | 0 | 15 | ||
Use of traditional medicine | 0 | 17 | ||
Lack of money | 0 | 16 | ||
The illness was mild | 0 | 28 | ||
Information on healthcare seeking for pneumonia | No | 37 | 105 | X2 = 60.76 |
Yes | 146 | 68 | ||
Mothers reason to seek healthcare promptly | Previous information on healthcare seeking on childhood pneumonia | 101 | 0 | |
Symptom worsen | 63 | 0 | ||
Previous complication experience of delay | 19 | 0 | ||
The main source of information | At health center/hospital | 83 | 35 | |
Health extension workers | 12 | 10 | ||
During community conversation | 24 | 7 | ||
Neighbor | 0 | 2 | ||
Media TV/Radio | 25 | 11 | ||
Other# | 2 | 3 | ||
Symptoms lead the mother to seek healthcare | Cough/fast breathing | 135 | 121 | X2 = 5.97 |
Fever | 33 | 24 | ||
Chest-in drawing | 2 | 5 | ||
Has a danger sign* | 13 | 23 | ||
Decision-maker to seek healthcare | Mother | 89 | 107 | X2 = 7.37 |
Father | 11 | 11 | ||
Both parents | 72 | 47 | ||
Grandparents | 7 | 6 | ||
Other# | 4 | 2 | ||
Perception of mothers on the cost of childhood pneumonia treatment | Easy to pay | 56 | 91 | X2 = 18.14 |
Difficult to pay | 123 | 78 | ||
Very difficult to pay | 4 | 4 | ||
Community health insurance | Yes | 30 | 39 | X2 = 2.15 |
I don’t have | 153 | 134 | ||
knowledge on prompt health care seeking | Poor knowledge | 131 | 154 | X2 = 16.92 |
Good knowledge | 52 | 19 | ||