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Individual- and community-level predictors of healthcare-seeking behaviour for acute respiratory tract infections among children under five in 29 low- and middle-income countries: a multilevel analysis

Daniel Bekele Ketema
Addisu Alehegn Alemu
Getiye Dejenu Kibret
Meless G. Bore
Zemenu Yohannes Kassa
Abel Fekadu Dadi
Anmut Alebel
Jemal Ebrahim Shifa
Erkihun Tadesse Amsalu
Cheru Tesema Leshargie
Kalkidan Hassen Abate
Habtamu Mellie Bizuayehu
Kedir Y. Ahmed

20245 citationsOpen accessDebre Markos University

Abstract

This study revealed that mothers' healthcare-seeking behaviour for ARIs was closely linked to modifiable risk factors, including maternal education, household wealth, use of maternal health services (e.g., ANC), as well as community poverty and literacy levels. Future interventions should consider these modifiable risk factors when developing strategies to improve child health outcomes in LMICs.

Research topics

Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
Emergency and Acute Care Studies
COVID-19 epidemiological studies

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DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.08.028

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