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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

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  • 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
  • Abraham Busola Oluwajuyitan

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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

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  • Abdulwasiu Akanfe Adegboyega & Abdulakeem Ayanleye Ahmed & Ibrahim Sebutu Bello & Olanrewaju Oloyede Oyegbade & Samuel Ademola Adegoke & Olufemi M Olubiyi & Temitope Oluwafemi Olajubu & Kolawole Muide, 2026. "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," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 21(7), pages 1-21, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0354019
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0354019
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