International Journal of Nursing, Midwife and Health Related Cases Vol.9, No.3, pp.12-28, 2023 Print ISSN: 2397-0758 (Print), Online ISSN: 2397-0766 (Online) Website: https://www.eajournals.org/ Publication of the European Centre for Research Training and Development -UK 12 Effects of Health Education Intervention Programme On Health Seeking Practices and Treatment Preferences for Mothers of Under-Five Children with Febrile Illness in Ogbomoso Joel O. Aluko 1 , Shallom Oluwafunmilayo Olajide 2 , Jelili A. Badmus 2 , Yinyinola O. Makinde 2 , Adetunmise O. Olajide 2 , Oluwaseyi I. Olabisi 3 1. Department of Nursing Science, University of Ilorin, Ilorin. Kwara State 2. Faculty of Nursing, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, Oyo State 3. Faculty of Nursing, Bowen, Iwo, Osun State doi: https://doi.org/10.37745/ijnmh.15/vol9n31228 Published August 20 2023 Citation: Aluko J.O., Olajide S.O., Badmus J.A., Makinde Y.O., Olajide A.O., Olabisi O.I. (2023) Effects of Health Education Intervention Programme On Health Seeking Practices and Treatment Preferences for Mothers of Under- Five Children with Febrile Illness in Ogbomoso, International Journal of Nursing, Midwife and Health Related Cases, Vol.9, No.3, pp.12-28 ABSTRACT: This study determined the effect of health-education intervention programme on health-seeking practices and treatment –preferences for mothers having under-five children with febrile-illness .Quasi Experimental research design was conducted among mothers of under-five children attended primary health care centres for immunization in selected Primary Health Care s in Ogbomoso Pre and Post intervention self-structured questionnaire were used to collect data from 191 mothers using purposive sampling technique. One third of respondent (28.0%) have heard about febrile illness during pre-intervention while most (98.4%) have heard about it in the post intervention. Majority (74.2%) during pre-intervention declined to take their child to health facility when sick while during post-intervention over half (51.1%) do it often. Health education intervention programme improved health seeking practices and treatment preferences for mothers of under-five. KEY WORD; febrile, mothers, health seeking, treatment preference The ability of mothers or caregivers to recognize febrile illness and seek appropriate healthcare for any of the febrile illness is instrumental in reducing child deaths in low- and middle-income countries (Egwuaba et al, 2018). Adequate treatment of febrile illness among children depends upon mothers’ prompt action, health seeking and preference for treatment. (Oyekale, 2015). Most women in developing countries, where Nigeria is categorized often show negative health seeking practice. This is due to strong influence of traditions. Therefore, most mothers of under-five resort first to herbal remedies and only seek health care when the conditions of their child become worse. Studies such as Fadare et al., (2021) have reported negative health seeking among caregivers of under-five children and attributed it to inability of caregiver to recognize signs of childhood illness;