Table 3 Multilevel multivariable analysis of factors associated with mothers’ health care seeking behavior for ARI episodes in Ethiopia, 2016

Age of women

<30

1.00

1.00

>30

0.99 [0.50, 1.95]

1.05 [0.52, 2.09]

Child age

<24

1.00

1.00

>24

0. 33 [0.18, 0.31]

0.35 [0.19, 0.63] ***

Women education status

No education

1.00

1.00

Primary

2.24 [0.96, 5.21]

3.25 [1.27, 8.32]*

Secondary and higher

1.86 [0.31, 11.24]

2.20 [0.31, 15.28]

Husband education status

No education

1.00

1.00

Primary education

1.04 [0.49, 2.17]

1.01 [0.47, 2.17]

Secondary & higher education

1.06 [0.28, 3.97]

0.95 [0.25, 3.62]

Current working status

Not working

1.00

1.00

Working

1.49 [0.75, 2.95]

1.59 [0.78, 3.23]

Media Exposure

No

1.00

1.00

Yes

2.49 [1.18, 5.27]

2.49 [1.15, 5.38]*

Household head

Male

1.00

1.00

Female

4.22 [1.48, 11.95]

3.90 [1.35, 11.24]*

Covered by health insurance

No

1.00

1.00

Yes

1.27 [0.31, 5.19]

1.27 [0.30, 5.25]

Place of delivery

Home

1.00

1.00

Health institution

2.40 [1.11, 5.18]

2.24 [1.00, 5.01]*

Sex of child

Male

1.00

1.00

Female

0.64 [0.36, 1.15]

0.63 [0.35, 1.15]

Wealth index

Poor

1.00

1.00

Middle

0.98 [0.44, 2.22]

1.02 [0.41, 2.51]

Rich

2.13 [0.98, 4.63]

2.02 [0.84, 4.87]

 Residence

Urban

6.01 [1.25, 28.77]

3.00 [0.37, 24.31]

Rural

1.00

1.00

 Community level poverty

Low

1.00

1.00

High

0.56 [0.22, 1.42]

0.86 [0.24, 3.03]

 Community level of women's education

Low

1.00

1.00

High

1.18 [0.49, 2.80]

0.36 [0.11, 1.19]

 Distance to a health facility

Big problem

1.00

1.00

Not a big problem

0.94 [0.50, 1.74]

0.73 [0.33, 1.62]

 Region

Small peripheral

1.00

1.00

 f

Large central

0.29 [0.05, 1.60]

0.23 [0.03, 1.78]

Metropolitans

1.11 [0.05, 23.44]

0.66 [0.01, 27.07]