Table 5. Non-public facilities as the first option of care for fever and/or cough versus background characteristics.
| Background characteristic | Pharmacy n = 443% (CI) | AOR2 | Relig/private n = 257% (CI) | AOR2 |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 17.7 (9.5–30.4) | Ref | 27.9 (21.4–35.4) | Ref |
| Rural | 26.5 (21.8–31.8) | 1.3 (0.5–3.1) | 9.0 (6.7–11.8) | 0.3 (0.2–0.7)* |
| Child Age | ||||
| 0–11 months | 21.9 (15.6–29.8) | Ref | 15.7 (11.8–20.6) | Ref |
| 12–23 months | 20.3 (15.2–26.5) | 1.0 (0.6–1.6) | 13.5 (9.7–18.5) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) |
| 24+ months | 27.5 (22.5–33.2) | 1.5 (1.1–2.0)* | 13.5 (10.4–17.3) | 0.9 (0.6–1.3) |
| Child sex | ||||
| Male | 24.6 (19.4–30.6) | Ref | 14.5 (11.3 –18.6) | Ref |
| Female | 23.7 (19.5–28.6) | 1.0 (0.7–1.3) | 13.5 (10.2–17.6) | 0.9 (0.6–1.3) |
| Caretakers’ Age | ||||
| 15–18 yrs | 14.4 (4.7–36.8) | Ref | 6.4 (1.7–21.4) | Ref |
| 19–35 yrs | 25.1 (20.3–30.5) | 1.3 (0.4–4.4) | 15.2 (12.3–18.6) | 3.1 (0.7–12.2) |
| 36–49 yrs | 21.8 (16.1–28.8) | 1.1 (0.3–4.0) | 10.3 (6.5–16.0) | 2.5 (0.5–11.8) |
| SES 1 | ||||
| Lower | 26.6 (21.7–32.2) | Ref | 8.5 (5.3–13.3) | Ref |
| Middle | 27.2 (20.5–35.0) | 1.0 (0.7–1.6) | 11.3 (7.3–17.0) | (0.7–2.4) |
| Higher | 20.2 (13.4–29.3) | 1.0 (0.6–2.1) | 20.6 (16.4–25.7) | 1.2 (0.5–2.8) |
| Caretakers’ Education | ||||
| No education | 27.2 (20.8–34.8) | Ref | 12.6 (8.0–19.4) | Ref |
| Primary | 25.5 (21.0–30.7) | 0.9 (0.7–1.3) | 11.6 (9.1–14.6) | (0.7–1.2) |
| Secondary or higher | 6.5 (2.5–15.5) | 0.2 (0.1–0.6)* | 35.2 (25.0–47.0) | 1.9 (0.9–4.1)* |
| Number of children below five years | ||||
| 1 child | 15.6 (12.6–19.1) | Ref | 15.8 (12.5–19.8) | Ref |
| 2 children | 29.8 (23.3–37.3) | (1.5–3.0)* | 13.3 (9.8–17.9) | 1.1 (0.7–1.6) |
| 3+ children | 40.5 (30.1–51.8) | 3.3 (2.0–5.4)* | 8.3 (4.0–16.4) | 0.8 (0.3–1.8) |
*
Significant findings.
1
Socio-economic status.
2
Adjusted Odds Ratio for residence, SES, Education and number of living children below five years.