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Zarezadeh Y, Shadfar F, Mohamadi-Bolbanabad A, Piroozi B, moradi G, Azadnia A. Parental Treatment-Seeking Behaviors for under 8-Years-Old Children and its Related Factors in Sanandaj City; 2018. Zanko J Med Sci 2020; 20 (67) :1-12
URL: http://zanko.muk.ac.ir/article-1-476-en.html

Background and Aim: Treatment-seeking behaviors have been defined as a sequence of remedial actions that individuals take to relieve diseases and illness. The aim of this study was to determine the patterns of the parental treatment-seeking behaviors for their under 8-years-old children and its related factors in Sanandaj.
Material and Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 360 parents of children under 8-years-old living in Sanandaj city. The data were collected via standardized questionnaire of treatment-seeking behavior. Then data were analyzed by SPSS V20 with descriptive and inferential statistics such as tables, graphs, frequencies and Chi-Square test.
Results: A total of 341 individuals with a response rate of 97% participated in this study. 66.2% (229) of parents of children under 8-years-old stated that their children had needed health services in the last three months, of whom 69.4% (159) had sought health services. 20.8% (45) of parents stated that they had used self-medication for their children. There was a significant relationship between parental language (P = 0.021), parental education (P = 0.001), type of health insurance (P = 0.01), supplementary insurance status (P = 0.018), and socio-economic status (P = 0.001) with seeking or receiving health services for children.
Conclusion: A significant percentage of Sanandaj parents do not have suitable treatment seeking behaviors when their children need health services. Furthermore, self-treatment for children under 8-years was high. Poor socio-economic status of parents and lack of financial access prevent needs for health services to become their demand.