Individual- and community-level predictors of healthcare-seeking behaviour for acute respiratory tract infections among children under five in 29 low- and middle-income countries: a multilevel analysis
This study revealed that mothers' healthcare-seeking behaviour for ARIs was closely linked to modifiable risk factors, including maternal education, household wealth, use of maternal health services (e.g., ANC), as well as community poverty and literacy levels. Future interventions should consider these modifiable risk factors when developing strategies to improve child health outcomes in LMICs.
Authors
- Jemal Ebrahim Shifa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6764-3022)
- Addisu Alehegn Alemu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6415-6635)
- Getiye Dejenu Kibret (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1374-5744)
- Kedir Y. Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3797-5234)
- Meless G. Bore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8210-2726)
- Zemenu Yohannes Kassa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-7493)
- Abel Fekadu Dadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9967-7713)
- Daniel Bekele Ketema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7464-7814)
- Erkihun Tadesse Amsalu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0677-7315)
- Cheru Tesema Leshargie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3399-2803)
- Kalkidan Hassen Abate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3486-2111)
- Habtamu Mellie Bizuayehu
- Anmut Alebel
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- Charles Sturt University (AU)
- Addis Continental Institute of Public Health (ET)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Hawassa University (ET)
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- Charles Darwin University (AU)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (ET)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- Debre Markos University (ET)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2024.08.028
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.17