Table 4 Factors associated with health care seeking behaviors of urban mothers, Bure district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013

Marital status

Married

188

30

1

1

Not married

44

12

0.585(0.278,1.233)

0.228(0.072 , 0.719)^*

Perceived severity

perceived mild

93

37

1

1

perceived sever

139

5

11.060(4.192,29.179)

32.925(9.469,114.486)^**

Health extension package

Graduated

33

9

1

1

Not graduated

84

148

0.155(0.71,0.339)

0.024(0.007,0.085)^**

Reported types of illness

Diarrhea

101

12

1

Fever

87

16

0.646(0.290,1.440)

ARI

44

14

0.373(0.160,0.872)

Sex of the child

Female

11

31

1

1

Male

120

112

3.019(1.449,6.294)

6.222(2.263,17.109)^**

Husband occupation (188)

Farmer

95

10

1

Merchant

49

10

0.516(0.201,1.323)

Governmental

44

10

0.463(0.180,1.194)