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Likawunt Samuel Asfaw1, Samuel Yohannes Ayanto1
1Hosanna College of Health Sciences, Ethiopia.
Abstract:
Health-seeking behavior is a sequence of actions taken to promote health and prevent disease. This study aims to investigate health-seeking behavior among the communities in Hosanna town, Central Ethiopia Region. We used a cross-sectional study among (n = 443) communities in Hosanna town. The health-seeking behavior of study participants was assessed using the mean score of each dimension (health promotion and disease prevention activities) as a cut-off value. Having a score below the mean on each target dimension was equated with having a low level of health-seeking behavior. Eighty-five percent (85.4%) of participants had a low level of health-seeking behavior. Males (AOR: 1.8; CI 1.03-3.42), widowed participants (AOR: 4.8; CI 2.1-17.1), and those who had not attended formal education were more likely to have low health-seeking behavior (AOR: 4.5; CI 1.16-17.8). The study revealed low health-seeking behavior among study participants, and the finding implies the need for urgent intervention.
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