Table 3. Determinants of seeking care from government facilities for children under five reported to have fever in Kilosa district.
Determinants for seeking care from government HFs in all strata* | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
Having only one under five in the household | 1.42 | 0.96–2.09 | ||
Using own or hired bicycle to go to health facility | 2.04 | 1.15–3.60 | ||
Not feeding | 2.01 | 1.20–3.34 | 1.85 | 1.06–3.22 |
Cough | 0.67 | 0.45–0.98 | 0.75 | 0.49–1.14 |
Better-off (3–5 quintiles ) | 3.22 | 2.10–4.92 | 2.56 | 1.63–4.01 |
Knowledge that high fever or malaria causes convulsion to children | 0.74 | 0.51–1.084 | ||
Knowledge that dawa mseto (Coartem®) is the recommended drug for the treatment of malaria ya kawaida [uncomplicated malaria] | 2.55 | 1.71–3.81 | 2.07 | 1.35–3.16 |
*weighted.
n = 607.