Table 3.

Likelihood of initially seeking malaria treatment at a medical facility, according to symptom severity, distance and socioeconomic factors.

	Adults (N = 100)				Children (N = 63)a
	N	ORb	95% CI	P	N	ORb	95% CI	P
Severe symptoms
Absent	34	1			41	1
Present	66	1.11	0.44, 2.80	NS	22	2.31	0.68, 7.74	NS
Education
None	24	1			11	1
Primary or higher	76	0.61	0.21, 1.74	NS	52	0.66	0.13, 3.31	NS
Distance from health centrec
<2 km	58	1			29	1
≥2 km	36	0.61	0.24, 1.54	NS	28	0.61	0.41, 4.58	NS
Wealth index
1st quartile	24	1			15	1
2nd quartile	20	1.41	0.37, 5.36	NS	12	5.71	0.92, 35.32	0.06
3rd quartile	28	2.82	0.74, 10.77	NS	17	7.10	1.18, 42.88	0.03
4th quartile	28	0.86	0.24, 2.93	NS	17	2.52	0.26, 10.02	NS

^aSymptoms in children; other factors in caretakers. Information incomplete in 3 children.

^bAdjusted odds ratio for seeking initial treatment at a medical facility vs. any other treatment source.

^cInformation on distance from health centre obtained for 94 adults and 57 children.

NS = not significant.