Determinants of Health Seeking Behavior among Caregivers of Infants Admitted with Acute Childhood Illnesses at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents.

Characteristics	Frequency (n=130)	Percent ()
Age in years
11-20	11	8.5
21-30	70	53.8
31-40	46	35.4
41-50	2	1.5
51 and above	1	0.8
Residence
Rural	48	36.9
Urban	82	63.1
Marital status
Single	29	22.3
Married	96	73.8
Separated/widowed	5	3.8
Religion
Christian	122	93.8
Muslim	7	5.4
Pagan	1	0.8
Level of education
Primary	57	43.8
Secondary	43	33.1
College	30	23.1
Occupation
Self-employed	36	27.7
In formal employment	24	18.5
Not-employed	65	50
Student	5	3.8
Gross household income per month in Kenyan shillings
<10,000	83	63.8
10,000-20,000	38	29.2
20,000-50,000	8	6.2
>50,000	1	0.8
Number of children
1 to 3	107	82.3
4 to 6	18	13.8
7 to 9	2	1.5
10 or more	3	2.3