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Home delivery, self-medication, non-use of community health insurance, poor knowledge of child danger signs, and lack of media exposure to child treatment information are significant determinants of delayed treatment-seeking for under-five pneumonia. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Identify the determinants contributing to delays in treatment-seeking for pneumonia among caregivers of under-five children in Waliso, Ethiopia.

June 6, 2026BMC PediatricsOpen Access

Determinants of delay in treatment-seeking for under-five pneumonia among caregivers in public health facilities in waliso town, Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study

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BCBacha Merga ChukoAberdeen Maternity Hospital JDJiregna DaregaAmbo University NDNugusie DibabaAmbo University

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Unmatched case-control study identifies factors affecting treatment-seeking delay for pneumonia in children under five, indicating necessary interventions.

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Identify the determinants contributing to delays in treatment-seeking for pneumonia among caregivers of under-five children in Waliso, Ethiopia.
Facility-based unmatched case-control study conducted among 381 caregivers (127 cases and 254 controls).
Data collection through face-to-face interviews; analysis performed using Epi Info and SPSS.
Multivariable logistic regression used to analyze factors associated with treatment-seeking delay.
Significant determinants included home delivery (AOR = 2.38, 95% CI (1.37-4.14)), self-medication (AOR = 2.21, 95% CI (1.23-3.95)), and non-use of community health insurance (AOR = 2.36, 95% CI (1.43-3.87)).
Poor knowledge of child danger signs (AOR = 2.77, 95% CI (1.39-5.5)) and lack of media exposure to treatment information (AOR = 1.71, 95% CI (1.05-2.78)) were also significant.
Response rate was 99.48% with minimal non-response.

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Chuko et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a23b91b71a5da9775e751cc https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-026-07100-1

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Unmatched case-control study identifies factors affecting treatment-seeking delay for pneumonia in children under five, indicating necessary interventions.

Determinants of delay in treatment-seeking for under-five pneumonia among caregivers in public health facilities in waliso town, Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study

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