Hana Hasan Webair|Abdulla Bin-Gouth
Factors affecting health seeking behavior for common childhood illnesses in Yemen
Hadhramout University|Hadhramout University
appropriate medical care seeking could prevent significant number child deaths complications due ill health study aims determine factors affecting health seeking behavior hsb childhood illnesses thereby improving child survivala cross sectional study carried january 11 april 2 2012 total 212 caretakers children age 5 years participated caretakers visited vaccination unit shehair health center study period child history diarrhea fever cough andor difficulty breathing last 14 days included data collected interviewing caretakers answers reported pretested structured questionnairesmedical care sought half sick children n109 5142 seeking medical care frequently initiated illnesses improve worsened major reasons seeking medical care illness mild n40 3883 illness medical treatment n32 3107 caretakers sought medical care significantly higher level school education por prevalence odds ratio 585 95 ci confidence interval 2341461 illness perceived severe por 539 95 ci 2811033 child difficulty breathing por 293 95 ci 110780for preventable childhood illnesses existing interventions appropriate hsb prevalence low symptom type caretakers education perception illness severity predictors hsb educational improvement mothers introduction community based integrated management childhood illness indepth research imperative improve mothers hsb