Healthcare-seeking behavior for diarrhea in under-five children and associated factors in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel robust Poisson regression model
More than 40% of under-five children with diarrhea in SSA did not receive medical advice or treatment. To improve healthcare-seeking behavior, effective health policy interventions are necessary. These include enhancing the education and employment status of mothers, promoting regular antenatal and postnatal care visits, building health facilities in close proximity, and raising awareness in the community about the importance of seeking healthcare services for malnourished children.
Authors
- Solomon Tesfaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1190-1472)
- Beminate Lemma Seifu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9278-6826)
- Tsion Mulat Tebeje (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2911-2095)
- Kusse Urmale Mare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8522-1504)
- Fantu Mamo Aragaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4128-077X)
- Binyam Tariku Seboka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8309-5986)
- Mesfin Abebe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9340-0091)
- Getanew Aschalew Tesfa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2115-1337)
Institutions
- Samara University (ET)
- Dilla University (ET)
- University of Gondar (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1441360
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.93