Table 4: Morbidity pattern among children 0-59 months old and maternal health seeking behaviour.

Morbidity prevalence N = 202
N %
Presence of illness two weeks prior the study
Sick
Not sick
108
94
53.5
46.5
Duration of illness N= 108
≤3days
< 3days - ≤6 days
< 6 days
47
21
40
43.5
19.4
37
Nature of illness*
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Diarrhoea lasting more than 3 days
Skin infection
Clinical Malaria (no laboratory confirmation)
Vomiting and acute diarrhoea
Others
83
23
13
7
15
19
76.9
21.3
12
6.5
13.9
17.6
Time within which help was sought
Within 24 hours
After 24 hours
Where medical assistance was sought
Public hospitals outside the prison grounds
Dispensaries within the prison grounds
89
8
20
77
91.7
8.3
20.6
79.4

*Significance Level ≤ 0.05.