From: Care seeking behaviour for childhood illness- a questionnaire survey in western Nepal
 | Appropriate care | Appropriate and prompt care | Prompt Care | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yes (n = 77) | No (n = 215) | Yes (n = 33) | No (n = 259) | Yes (n = 166) | No (n = 126) |
Mother's age Mean (SD) | 23.88(3.95) | 23.86(3.91) | 22.72(3.51) | 23.86(3.96) | 23.46(3.62) | 24.09(4.28) |
Religion | ||||||
Hindu | 66 (85.7) | 192(89.3) | 30(90.9) | 228(88) | 151(91) | 107(84.9) |
Buddhist & others | 11(14.3) | 23(10.7) | 3(9.1) | 31(12) | 15(9) | 19(15.1) |
Caste | ||||||
Brahmin | 18(23.4) | 42(19.5) | 6(18.2) | 54(20.9) | 34(20.5) | 26(20.6) |
Vaishya | 12(15.6) | 48(22.3) | 4(12.1) | 56(21.6) | 31(18.7) | 29(23) |
Shudra | 29(37.6) | 70(32.6) | 15(45.5) | 84(32.4) | 62(11.3) | 37(29.4) |
Chhetri | 18(23.4) | 55(25.6) | 8(24.2) | 65(25.1) | 39(23.5) | 34(27) |
Total family income per month (Nepalese rupees) | ||||||
≤ 5000 | 15(19.5) | 83(38.6) | 5(15.1) | 93(35.9) | 51(30.7) | 47(37.3) |
5000–10,000 | 38(49.4) | 84(39.1) | 12(36.4) | 110(42.5) | 61(36.8) | 61(48.4) |
>10,000 | 24(31.1) | 48(22.3) | 16(48.5) | 56(21.6) | 54(32.5) | 18(14.3) |
Mothers Education | ||||||
No education/primary | 5(56.5) | 46(21.4) | 2(6.1) | 49(18.9) | 25(15.1) | 26(20.6) |
High school | 50(64.9) | 135(62.8) | 18(54.5) | 167(64.5) | 105(63.3) | 80(63.6) |
College/University | 22(28.6) | 34(15.8) | 13(39.4) | 43(16.6) | 36(21.6) | 20(15.8) |