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Table 4 Mothers' care-seeking behaviors in response to childhood illness by 3 income levels

From: Changing poor mothers' care-seeking behaviors in response to childhood illness: findings from a cross-sectional study in Granada, Nicaragua

 

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

 

   Income

<1 USD/day

1-2 USD/day

>2 USD/day

χ2

p-value

 

%

%

%

 

First choice

(n = 133) 1

(n = 251) 2

(n = 343) 3

 

   Public health facilities4

82.0

78.9

75.2

0.038*a

   Self-medication, home care5

13.5

13.1

11.7

 

   Private clinic

4.5

8.0

13.1

 

Second choice

    

   [first choice only]

12.3

15.1

18.2

0.157a

   Public health facilities4

65.2

65.9

62.1

 

   Self-medication, home care5

10.9

8.7

5.4

 

   Private clinic

11.6

10.3

14.3

 
  1. 1no illness = 7. 2no illness = 7. 3no illness7 + 15missing data..4Public health facilities: public health center + health post. 5Homecare: taking care in the house.
  2. aChi-square test
  3. *p < 0.05
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