Parental behaviors regarding fever in young children in Benin: study of population survey data.
| Autor: | Cakpo GE; Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.; Centre de Recherche et d´Appui en Statistique, Parakou, Bénin., Kombate G; Society for Study and Research in Public Health, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso., Labité MA; Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso., Azianu KA; Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso., M'belou M; Ecole Nationale des Auxilliaires Médicaux de Lomé, Lomé, Togo. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2024 Mar 21; Vol. 47, pp. 125. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 21 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.11604/pamj.2024.47.125.41320 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: the search for care of parents in case of the febrile episode of children is not always systematic. This study aims to improve knowledge on health care research in cases of fever in children under five years of age in Benin. Methods: this study used data from the Benin Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018. Counselling or seeking care is defined as any child under 5 years of age who has a fever in the two weeks prior to the interview. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed using generalized linear model. Results: a total of 2465 children were surveyed. The model predicting seeking appropriate advice or care in febrile children in Benin was distance from the nearest health center, region, maternal age, and socioeconomic status. Indeed, febrile children whose mothers perceived difficult geographical access to the health center were 30% less likely to seek care, compared to children whose geographical access to the health center was easy (aOR=0.70 (0.54-0.90)). In addition, mothers living in the Hill region were more likely (AOR=5.73 (3.53-9.45)) to seek appropriate advice or care compared to those living in Alibori. In terms of socioeconomic status, children whose mothers were very wealthy were more likely to have their mothers seek care (aOR=1.93 (1.33-2.81)). Conclusion: interventions to improve universal primary health care coverage in terms of geographic accessibility, awareness and health literacy are the best allies for routine care. Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests. (Copyright: Gbènonminvo Enoch Cakpo et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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