Table 3 Factors associated with health care seeking behaviors for rural mothers, Bure district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013

Age of mothers

≤ 30 years

216

46

1

1

≥ 31 years

208

83

0.534(0.355,0.802)

0.558(0.339,0.919)^*

Perceived severity

perceived mild

96

88

1

1

perceived sever

328

41

7.33(4.747,11.328)

12.477(7.269,21.415)**

Type of reported illness

Diarrhea

187

47

1

1

Fever

120

30

1.005(0.602,1.678)

1.648(0.874,3.109)

ARI

117

52

0.566(0.358,0.893)

0.538(0.306,0.946)^*

Education of mothers

No formal education

363

117

1

Formal education

61

12

1.638(0.853,3.149)

Occupation of mothers

Farmer

306

111

1

Merchant

59

9

2.378(1.141,4.955)

Others^

56

9

2.378(1.141,4.955)

Place of child’s birth

Home

303

82

1

1

Health center

85

27

0.852(0.518,1.400)

0.484(0.257,0.913)*

Health post

16

7

0.619(0.246,1.554)

0.451(0.128,1.583)

Hospital

20

13

0.416(0.199,0.872)

0.328(0.128,0.890)*

Age of child in month

≤ 11

122

49

1

12 – 23

76

11

2.775(1.359,5.666)

1.400(0.459,4.26)

24 – 35

102

29

1.413(0.832,2.398)

0.413(0.154,1.102)

36 – 47

44

22

0.803(0.437,1.478)

0.240(0.083,0.699)^**

48 – 59

80

18

1.785(0.971,3.283)

0.641(0.220,1.871)

Immunization status of child

Completed

311

81

1

Started

72

36

0.521(0.326,0.832)

0.254(0.095,0.684)*

Defaulted and Unimmunized

41

12

0.890(0.447,1.771)

0.674(0.240,1.897)

Education of husband (352)

No formal education

257

91

1

1

Formal education

95

11

3.058(1.567,5.967)

3.170(1.490,6.746)*

Wealth Quintiles

Lowest

75

39

1

1

Second

80

26

1.64(0.912,2.949)

1.332(0.651,2.725)

Middle

82

17

2.906(1.524,5.539)

4.456(2.091,9.965^)**

Fourth

95

26

1.840(1.028,3.249)

2.522(1.186,5.365)^*

Highest

92

21

1.981(1.069,3.671)

2.092(0.967,4.526)