Table 4 Determinants of delay in treatment seeking for under-five children diarrhea in Berbere Woreda Bale, Southeastern, Ethiopia, 2021

Sex

Female

2.684 (1.778–4.052)

2.947 (1.874–4.635)

Male

1

1

Child age category

≤ 24 months

0.654 (1.092–2.486)

0.607 (1.421–1.017)

> 24

1

1

Age of mother/caregiver

15–20

1

1

21–24

3.000 (0.041–3.179)

1.363 (0.015–3.200)

25–34

3.140 (0.124–0.701)

1.537 (0.560–4.213)

≥ 35

0.440 (0.159–1.411)

0.528 (0.129–2.158)

Marital status

Married

1

1

Widowed

0.637 (0.178–1.584)

0.112 (0.033–3.204)

Divorced

2.654 (1.240–5.684)

2.628 (1.087–2.767)

No of < 5 children

≤ 2

1

1

> 2

4.006 (2.039–7.872)

3.695 (1.712–7.974)

Mother education status

No formal education

1.900 (0.866–0.2.114)

2.617 (1.641–4.172)

Primary education

0.850 (0.036–0.224)

0.656 (0.050–0.109)

Secondary and above

1

1

Cost of treatment

Very expensive

0.867 (0.231–3.250)

0.950 (0.129–2.903)

Expensive

0.503 (0.179–1.416)

0.512 (0.012–2.240)

Fair

1.440 (0.443–4.676)

0.011 (0.329–3.115)

Low

1

1

Waiting time

Short

1

1

Long

0.750 (0.252–2.233)

0.784 (0.215–2.340)

Service available

Medicine

0.954 (0.358–2.540)

1.002 (0.006–5.234)

Laboratory service

0.536 (0.139–2.058)

0.626 (0.650–3.302)

HE/counseling

0.480 (0.410–2.966)

0.328 (0.226–0.477)

No both laboratory and clinical service

1

1

Preference of HF

Government health facility

2.701 (1.744–4.027)

2.563 (1.512–4.345)

Private clinic

1

1