Table 3 Factors associated with the delay in seeking health care among mothers of under-five children with pneumonia, Bahir Dar, North West Ethiopia, 2019
Variable | Category | Health seeking | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prompt | Delay | ||||
Residence | Rural | 26 | 46 | 2.2 (1.3, 3.7) | 2.3 (1.1, 4.9)* |
Urban | 157 | 127 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Type of hospital mothers seek | Governmental | 62 | 110 | 3.4 (2.2, 5.3) | 3.3 (1.8, 6.1)*** |
Private | 121 | 63 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Decision-maker to seek healthcare | Others | 4 | 2 | 0.8 (0.1, 4.4) | 0.8 (0.1, 6.8) |
Father | 11 | 11 | 1.5 (0.6, 3.8) | 0.9 (0.3, 2.9) | |
Mother | 89 | 107 | 1.8 (1.2, 2.9) | 2.9 (1.6, 5.4)** | |
Grandparents | 7 | 6 | 1.3 (0.4, 4.2) | 0.5 (0.1, 2.6) | |
Both parents | 72 | 47 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Wealth index | Poorest | 20 | 48 | 5.9 (2.9, 12.1) | 2.8 (1.1,7.2)* |
Poor | 33 | 38 | 2.8 (1.5, 5.6) | 2.3 (0.9, 5.6) | |
Medium | 34 | 40 | 2.9 (1.5, 5.6) | 1.8 (0.8, 4.2) | |
Rich | 39 | 24 | 1.5 (0.8, 3.1) | 1.4 (0.6, 3.4) | |
Richest | 57 | 23 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Using traditional medicine | Yes | 33 | 64 | 2.7 (1.6, 4.3) | 2.7 (1.4, 5.1)** |
No | 150 | 109 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Self-medication | Yes | 19 | 70 | 5.9 (3.3, 10.3) | 7.5 (3.8, 14.7)*** |
No | 150 | 109 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Information on early healthcare-seeking | No | 37 | 105 | 6.1 (3.8, 9.8) | 5.1 (2.8, 9.1)*** |
Yes | 146 | 68 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |