Trends of inequities in healthcare seeking behavior for diarrhea, fever, and ARI symptoms among women in reproductive age groups for their under-five children in Ethiopian: A multilevel Analysis of EDHS Surveys from 2000 to 2016
A promising trend is observed in healthcare seeking behavior for diarrhea, fever and ARI symptoms among under-five children. Faster progress in use of healthcare services among the poor than the wealthy in Ethiopia would potentially result in elimination of inequities and rapid improvement in health among the poor. Intervention programs that focused on the underprivileged, while also taking into account the wealthier sub-groups.
Authors
- Wubegzier Mekonnen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7153-4988)
- Helmut Kloos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5867-971X)
- Aynalem Adugna
- Hailu Fekadu Demissie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2097-8025)
- Damen Haile Mariam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3229-5259)
Institutions
- Sonoma State University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Arsi University
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318651
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49