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Sociodemographic and clinical determinants of time to care-seeking among febrile children under-five in North-Central Nigeria
Joint Authors
Abd al-Qadir, Muhammad B.
Ibrahim, Rashidah M.
Johnson, Wahab B. R.
Source
Issue
Vol. 30, Issue 5 (31 Oct. 2015), pp.331-335, 5 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2015-10-31
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives: Our study sought to determine the time parents of febrile children under the age of five took to seek competent medical care.
We also looked at the possible sociodemographic/ clinical factors that influenced this presentation.
Methods: Four hundred and nine underfives presenting at the emergency unit with a history of fever in the last 48 hours along with their mothers were recruited over four months.
Relevant sociodemographic information as well as symptoms and duration of illness were obtained.
Multinomial regression analysis was performed to determine the predictors of early and late presentation.
Results: Over half (57%) of patients presented within 24 hours of onset of fever.
The mean age of the children and mothers were 22±15 months and 30±5 years, respectively.
High social class (odds ratio (OR) 6.5, 95% CI 1.6–26.4), Hausa ethnic group (OR 19.3, 95% CI 5.7– 65.6), convulsions (OR 3.2, 95% CI 1.6–6.5) and appearance of other symptoms (OR 6.0, 95% CI 3.0–12.0) were significant predictors of early presentation.
Secondary school education, belonging to another ethnic group, and non-resolution of fever were significant predictors of late presentation.
Conclusion: The majority of febrile under-fives came to the hospital to seek competent medical care within the first 24 hours of illness.
However, there is a need for more parental education on early hospital presentation for parents of low socioeconomic status and educational background.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd al-Qadir, Muhammad B.& Ibrahim, Rashidah M.& Johnson, Wahab B. R.. 2015. Sociodemographic and clinical determinants of time to care-seeking among febrile children under-five in North-Central Nigeria. Oman Medical Journal،Vol. 30, no. 5, pp.331-335.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-799828
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd al-Qadir, Muhammad B.…[et al.]. Sociodemographic and clinical determinants of time to care-seeking among febrile children under-five in North-Central Nigeria. Oman Medical Journal Vol. 30, no. 5 (2015), pp.331-335.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-799828
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd al-Qadir, Muhammad B.& Ibrahim, Rashidah M.& Johnson, Wahab B. R.. Sociodemographic and clinical determinants of time to care-seeking among febrile children under-five in North-Central Nigeria. Oman Medical Journal. 2015. Vol. 30, no. 5, pp.331-335.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-799828
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 335
Record ID
BIM-799828