Table 3 The cross tabulation of childhood illness and treatment seeking by area of residence and PNC attendance during the Tigray war from November 2020 to June 2021
From: Child health services and armed conflict in Tigray, North Ethiopia: a community-based study
Variable | Residence | (P-value) | PNC attendance | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rural (%) | Urban (%) | Yes | No | |||
Childhood illnesses | Â | |||||
Diarrhea (n = 4381) |  | |||||
Yes | 878(78.9) | 235(21.1) | < 0.001* | 238(21.4) | 875(78.6) | < 0.001* |
No | 2019(61.8) | 1249(38.2) | 995(30.4) | 2273(69.6) | ||
Fever (n = 4381) |  | |||||
Yes | 1003(71.7) | 395(28.3) | < 0.001* | 317(22.7) | 1081(77.3) | < 0.001* |
No | 1894(63.5) | 1089(36.5) | 916(30.7) | 2067(69.3 | ||
Cough (n = 4381) | (n = 4,128) | |||||
Yes | 1218(67.0) | 599(33.0) | 0.150 | 489(26.9) | 1328(73.1) | 0.068 |
No | 1679(65.5) | 885(34.5) | 744(29.0) | 1820(71.0) | ||
Seeking Treatment | ||||||
Diarrhea (n = 1,113) | ||||||
No | 649(73.9) | 97(41.3) | < 0.001* | 116(48.7) | 630(72.0) | < 0.001* |
Yes | 229(26.1) | 138(58.7) | 122 (51.3) | 245(28.0) | ||
Fever (n = 1,398) | ||||||
No | 745(74.4) | 147(37.1) | < 0.001* | 142(44.8) | 750(69.4) | < 0.001* |
Yes | 257(25.6) | 249(62.9) | 175(55.2) | 331(30.6) | ||
Cough (n = 1,817) | ||||||
No | 749(61.5) | 408(68.1) | 0.06 | 326(66.7) | 831(62.6) | 0.111 |
Yes | 469(38.5) | 191(31.9) | 163(33.3) | 497(37.4) | ||