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Barriers That Hinder Health Care-seeking Behavior of Mothers from Health Facilities for Neonatal Danger Signs

Elias Ezo

Department of Comprehensive Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wachemo University, Hosanna 667, Ethiopia.

*Corresponding author: Elias Ezo

Published: November 12,2024

Abstract

Background: Modifiable behaviors including failure to recognize the neonatal danger signs, local illness beliefs, and using traditional, and home remedies for neonates hinder the healthcare-seeking behavior of mothers from health facilities. Objective: To explore the barriers that hinder the healthcare-seeking behavior of mothers from health facilities for neonatal danger signs in the Gamo community. Methods: An exploratory and descriptive qualitative study was carried out on selected key informants (mothers who had infants less than six months of age whose neonate faced neonatal danger signs, various religious leaders, wogeshas, and traditional birth attendants) in the community. Data saturation was achieved through in-depth interviews with 29 key informants, including mothers, religious leaders, and traditional birth attendants, selected using a purposive sampling technique. The Lincoln`s and Guba`s model principles were used to ensure trustworthiness. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings: The responses of mothers who had an infant less than six months of age and whose neonate faced neonatal danger signs, various religious leaders, wogeshas, spiritual healers, traditional birth attendants, and tribe leaders were described in five themes; availability of home and local remedies, religious perspective, deficiency of knowledge, perception of danger sign and medical care, and parental and environmental instability. Conclusion: The barriers that hinder mothers seeking care from health facilities were categorized into five themes; availability of home and local remedies, religious perspective, deficiency of knowledge, perception of danger signs and medical care, and parental and environmental instability. Therefore, providing health education concerning seeking health care from health facilities, and avoiding giving home remedies and unknown herbs might lead mothers to seek care from health facilities for neonatal danger signs.

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How to cite this paper

Barriers That Hinder Health Care-seeking Behavior of Mothers from Health Facilities for Neonatal Danger Signs

How to cite this paper: Elias Ezo. (2024). Barriers That Hinder Health Care-seeking Behavior of Mothers from Health Facilities for Neonatal Danger Signs. Clinical Nursing Perspectives, 1(1), 22-30.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/cnp.2024.12.003