Table 2 Bivariate analysis of predisposing factors with health-seeking behavior in slums of Addis Ababa, October 2014–July 2015
Variables in block 1 | Health-seeking | COR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sought care (%) | No care sought (%) | ||
Mothers/caregivers age (years) | |||
 <25 | 60 (70.6) | 25 (29.4) | 1 |
 25–34 | 196 (73.1) | 72 (26.9) | 1.1 (0.7–1.9) |
 >34 | 64 (64.6) | 35 (35.4) | 0.8 (0.4–1.4) |
Mothers/caregivers education | |||
 Literate | 254 (77.0) | 76 (23.0) | 2.8 (1.8–4.4) |
 Illiterate | 66 (54.1) | 56 (45.9) | 1 |
Religion of mothers/caregivers | |||
 Christian | 288 (70.4) | 121 (29.6) | 0.8 (0.4–1.7) |
 Muslim | 32 (74.4) | 11 (25.6) | 1 |
Ethnicity of mothers/caregivers | |||
 Oromo | 74 (73.3) | 27 (26.7) | 1.1 (0.6–2.0) |
 Amhara | 106 (69.7) | 46 (30.3) | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) |
 Tigira | 31 (70.5) | 13 (29.5) | 0.9 (0.4–2.1) |
 Gurage | 40 (67.8) | 19 (32.2) | 0.8 (0.4–1.7) |
 Othera | 69 (71.9) | 27 (28.1) | 1 |
Mothers/caregivers occupation | |||
 Not housewife | 66 (62.9) | 39 (37.1) | 1.6 (1.1–2.6) |
 Housewife | 254 (73.2) | 93 (26.8) | 1 |
Household size | |||
 2–5 persons | 196 (68.3) | 91 (31.7) | 0.7 (0.5–1.1) |
 6 or more persons | 124 (75.2) | 41 (24.8) | 1 |
Marital status of mothers/caregivers | |||
 Married | 256 (73.6) | 92 (26.4) | 1.7 (1.1–2.8) |
 Currently not married | 64 (61.5) | 40 (38.5) | 1 |
Number of under-five children | |||
 1 child | 231 (69.6) | 101 (30.4) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) |
 2 or more children | 89 (74.2) | 31 (25.8) | 1 |
Birth order of under-five children | |||
 First | 158 (71.2) | 64 (28.8) | 1.0 (0.5–2.0) |
 Second | 92 (68.7) | 42 (31.3) | 0.9 (0.4–1.9) |
 Third | 36 (75.0) | 12 (25.0) | 1.2 (0.5–3.0) |
 Fourth and above | 34 (70.8) | 14 (29.2) | 1 |
Child’s age (months) | |||
 0–11 | 46 (68.7) | 21 (31.3) | 1 |
 12–23 | 100 (76.9) | 30 (23.1) | 1.5 (0.8–2.9) |
 24–35 | 78 (67.8) | 37 (32.2) | 0.9 (0.5–1.8) |
 36–47 | 62 (68.1) | 29 (31.9) | 0.9 (0.5–1.9) |
 48–59 | 34 (69.4) | 15 (30.6) | 1.0 (0.5–2.3) |
Child’s gender | |||
 Male | 151 (67.4) | 73 (32.6) | 0.7 (0.5–1.1) |
 Female | 169 (74.1) | 59 (25.9) | 1 |