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The proportion and determinants of appropriate health seeking behavior for febrile illness among caregivers of children under-five years in Butula sub-county, Busia county, Kenya
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- 1. Environmental health and disease control, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
- 2. environmental health and disease control, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
- 3. School of Global and Public Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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Millions of Kenyan children below five years die from fever. Busia, a County in the Lake region of Kenya, malaria related deaths are at 13%, which is the highest in Kenya. Focusing on an area in Busia, this study looked at the percentage of caregiver who seek appropriate care and factors that might affect behaviors of caregivers to seek care for children who develop fever-related diseases. More than half of caregivers in Butula seek care for their under-five children within a day. Through surveys and interviews, caregiver and healthcare workers reported that having no job, preferring to give their children medication rather than a doctor, having more than two kids, confidence in identifying fever, hospital being too far, being educated on health, and the level of hospital where care is obtained influenced behaviors to seek care for fever. This study concludes that fever-related diseases among children under five year are above average. Efforts to improve fever among children under five years should address key factors influencing caregivers behaviors to seek care for their children.
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