Jeremy A W Gold, Jenna R Gettings, Anne Kimball, Rachel Franklin, Grant Rivera, Elana Morris, Colleen Scott, Paula L Marcet, Marisa Hast, Megan Swanson, Jazmyn McCloud, Lemlem Mehari, Ebony S Thomas, Hannah L Kirking, Jacqueline E Tate, Janet Memark, Cherie Drenzek, Snigdha Vallabhaneni
Clusters of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Elementary School Educators and Students in One School District - Georgia, December 2020-January 2021
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
world health organization estimates seeking prompt appropriate care could reduce child deaths due acute respiratory infections 20 purpose study assess care seeking behaviour mothers childhood illness determine predictors mothers care seeking behavioura crosssectional survey conducted immunization clinics pokhara city kaski district western nepal trained health worker interviewed mothers children suffering illness preceding 15 daysa total 292 mothers interviewed pharmacies 462 common facilities care sought followed allopathic medical practitioners 264 care sought 8 27 children 26 89 children received traditionalhome remedies appropriate prompt appropriate prompt care sought 77 264 166 568 33 113 mothers respectively mothers aware fever 51 child becoming sicker 452 drinking poorly 425 danger signs childhood illness multiple logistic regression analysis total family income number symptoms mothers education perceived severity illness predictors care seeking behaviourthe results present study show mothers likely seek care perceived illness serious poor maternal knowledge danger signs childhood illness warrants need complementary introduction communitybased integrated management childhood illness programmes improve familys care seeking behaviour ability recognize danger signs childhood illness socioeconomic development urban poor may overcome financial constraints seek appropriate prompt care childhood illness