Psychosocial factors associated with malaria care-seeking in rural Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ethiopia's National Malaria Control and Elimination Program aims to diagnose all suspected malaria cases within 24 h of fever onset and provide prompt treatment for confirmed cases. This study explored psychosocial factors associated with no-, delayed- and prompt- care-seeking among female caregivers of children under five years with fever in rural Ethiopia.

Methods

Household surveys were conducted from 2016-2019 among female caregivers (N = 479) of children under five years old with fever in Oromia; Amhara; Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR); and Tigray. Prompt and delayed care-seeking were defined as seeking treatment within ≤ 24 h or > 24 h of symptom onset respectively. Contextual factors explored included sociodemographic factors, hou

SUBMITTER: Olapeju B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9341112 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature