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. 2010 Aug 10;5(8):e12104. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012104

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.