ABSTRACT
1] To determine pattern and extent of utilization of preschool primary health care curative services. 2] To determine factors influencing the utilization of these services. This is a retrospective study. Study population consists of mothers and their children under five years of age who were registered in primary health care centers. Number of child's illness visit to the primary health care center in the previous 12 months was determined. The mean number of visits to PHC center was [5.87 /12 months] for urban children and [5.89 /12 months] for rural ones [a visit every 2 months]. About 91% of urban children and 99% of rural children had visited at least one time PHC center for curative services. About three quarters of children in urban and rural areas were either regular or high users of curative services of PHC centers. Significant factors affecting utilization of curative care are child health status, age and sex of child, mother own use of health center, parent education, mother health perception, mother psychological distress, satisfaction with health care services, mother familiarity with management of illness. The study showed that there was relatively high utilization of curative care services