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The data indicate no marked differences in the exposure of children to sunlight by mother’s age
and birth order. However, children in urban areas are more likely to be exposed to sunlight earlier than
in rural areas. More than 70 percent of children living in the Affar and SNNP regions are not exposed
to sunlight for 29 days or more after birth, whereas children living in the Gambela Region are most likely
to be exposed to sunlight soon after birth (within one to six days). Children of mothers with secondary
and higher education are also slightly more likely to be exposed to sunlight soon after birth than children
of mothers with little or no education.
10.11 PERCEIVED PROBLEMS IN ACCESSING WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE
Many different factors can prevent women from getting medical advice or treatment for
themselves when they are sick. In the Ethiopia DHS, women who did not seek medical care when they
were sick the last time were asked for the reasons they did not do so. The results are shown in Table
10.12.
The most important reason for not seeking health care among women who were sick the last time
was lack of money. Seven in ten women mentioned this reason. Older women, women with more than
two children, women who have been formerly married, and rural women are more likely to cite this as
a reason than their counterparts. Women residing in Dire Dawa and the Harari Region are also more
likely than women residing in the other regions to mention this as a problem. Surprisingly, women who
work for cash are more likely to cite this as a reason for not seeking medical care the last time they were
sick than women who are not working or who do not work for cash. More than one in four women also
stated that the lack of a health facility nearby was a reason for not seeking health care the last time they
were sick. Rural women are more than four times as likely as urban women to mention this as a reason
for not seeking health care. Three in four women residing in the Somali Region also mentioned this as
a reason. Less than one in ten women mentioned that they did not seek medical care the last time they
were sick because they did not get permission to go, while 7 percent of women mentioned that not
having transport was a reason for not seeking medical care.
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