Determinants of appropriate health-seeking behavior for febrile illness among caregivers of children under 5 years in Busia county, Kenya

Background of the study: Globally, about 75% of under-five deaths are still caused by febrile illnesses such as pneumonia, malaria, and typhoid fever. In Kenya, more than 10 million episodes of acute febrile illness are treated annually among under-five-children. According to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, during the two weeks before the survey, 2% of children under age 5 showed symptoms of an ARI, 17% exhibited fever, and 14% experienced diarrhea. Therefore, this study ascertained the proportion and determinants of health-seeking behavior (HSB) for febrile illness and generated information that informs the efforts towards timely seeking care for febrile illness among caregivers under under-five.
Objective: To determine the proportion and the determinants of health-seeking behavior (HSB) for febrile illness among caregivers of children under five years in Butula Sub- County, Busia County, Kenya.
Methods and Materials: The study was conducted in Busia County using a cross-secti..., A semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire containing five parts was developed. At least two research assistants were recruited to administer the questionnaires to the mother and help fill them out. The research assistants then face-to-face interviewed the caregivers guided by the questionnaire.The quantitative data was manually entered into Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) version 25, whereby descriptive analysis was done. The descriptive statistics, frequency, proportion, and measures of central tendency, like mode, were analyzed and illustrated in tables, figures, and graphs. Inferential statistical analysis included using the chi-square test of the association to measure levels of association between independent variables., , # Determinants of appropriate health-seeking behavior for febrile illness among caregivers of children under 5 years in Butula sub-county, Busia county, Kenya

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The data herein attached has 2 excel files which contain the raw general data and coding values. The files are structured in a way that it captures the demographic characteristics of the participants (care givers and their children,then prevelance,individual and institutional determinants of appropriate health seeking behaviour for febrile illness among caregivers of underfive .

Consent forms were structured into sections that covered the study's aim, participants' expectations, risks, and benefits.Personal identifiers, such as participant names, were not captured on the study questionnaire. Only the principal investigator had access to the signed informed consent.

Additionally, identifiers that could potentially lead to identification of partic...