Pattern of family dynamics and treatment-seeking behaviour of caregivers of under-five children with uncomplicated malaria in a tertiary hospital in Ilesa, southwestern Nigeria

Abdulwasiu Akanfe Adegboyega, Abdulakeem Ayanleye Ahmed, Ibrahim Sebutu Bello, Olanrewaju Oloyede Oyegbade, Samuel Ademola Adegoke, Olufemi M Olubiyi, Temitope Oluwafemi Olajubu, Kolawole Muideen Adewumi, Fatima Adenike Adegoke and Abraham Busola Oluwajuyitan

PLOS ONE, 2026, vol. 21, issue 7, 1-21

Abstract: Background: The morbidity and possible consequent mortality resulting from malaria in children are either due to delayed treatment-seeking or preceded by an inappropriate treatment-seeking process. This study aimed to assess the relationship between the pattern of family dynamics and treatment-seeking behaviour of caregivers of under-five children with uncomplicated malaria. Methods: This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study that recruited 350 child-caregiver pairs. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used for data collection, and it was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 25. A p-value of

Date: 2026
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