Table 2 Socio-demographic profile and prevalence of health care seeking behaviour for children with childhood illnesses
Characteristics | N (98,590) | % | Seek treatment for sick child (n = 44,627) 45.3% | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Seek treatment for sick child | ||||
 No | 53,963 | 54.7 |  |  |
 Yes | 44,627 | 45.3 |  |  |
Sex of child | ||||
 Female | 48,569 | 49.3 | 44.4% |  |
 Male | 50,020 | 50.7 | 46.1% | 0.000 |
Maternal education | ||||
 No formal education | 34,229 | 34.7 | 42.0% |  |
 Primary | 37,023 | 37.6 | 46.5% |  |
 Secondary plus | 27,338 | 27.7 | 47.8% | 0.000 |
Maternal age | ||||
 15–24 | 29,727 | 30.2 | 46.6% |  |
 25–34 | 47,408 | 48.1 | 44.9% |  |
 35–49 | 21,454 | 21.8 | 44.2% | 0.000 |
Marital status | ||||
 Never married | 6203 | 6.3 | 47.9% |  |
 Ever married | 92,387 | 93.7 | 45.1% | 0.000 |
Wealth status | ||||
 Poorest | 22,700 | 23.0 | 44.4% |  |
 Poorer | 21,969 | 22.3 | 45.3% |  |
 Middle | 19,666 | 20.0 | 45.7% |  |
 Richer | 18,370 | 18.6 | 45.8% |  |
 Richest | 15,884 | 16.1 | 45.3% | 0.010 |
Maternal occupation | ||||
 Not working | 31,390 | 31.8 | 42.6% |  |
 Working | 67,200 | 68.2 | 46.5% | 0.000 |
Media access | ||||
 No access | 39,428 | 40.0 | 42.2% |  |
 Have access | 59,162 | 60.0 | 47.3% | 0.000 |
Place of residence | ||||
 Rural | 70,111 | 71.1 | 45.3% |  |
 Urban | 28,478 | 28.9 | 45.2% | 0.777 |
Distance to health facility | ||||
 Experience no difficulty/not a problem | 59,969 | 60.8 | 46.7% |  |
 Experience difficulty/a problem | 38,621 | 39.2 | 43.1% | 0.000 |
Number of living children | ||||
 1–2 | 39,385 | 40.0 | 47.5 |  |
 3–4 | 31,937 | 32.4 | 44.6 |  |
 5+ | 27,268 | 27.7 | 42.9 | 0.000 |