Table 5.

Independent predictors of seeking care from a health facility among children < 5 years old with any diarrhea in the HUAS in western Kenya in 2007 (weighted analysis; N = 214)

Variable*	Sought care for any diarrhea at a health facility		Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	aOR† (95% CI)
	n/N	Weighted (%)
Child's age group (months)
0–11	53/76	69.7	2.30 (1.08–4.93)	5.06 (1.88–13.61)
12–23	46/90	51.8	1.08 (0.52–2.22)	1.35 (0.57–3.21)
24–59	24/48	49.98	Reference	Reference
Child's sex
Male	77/123	54.7	1.03 (0.59–1.80)	0.65 (0.32–1.34)
Female	46/91	54.5
Caretaker's education
More than primary school (some formal education)	67/104	65.1	2.35 (1.25–4.44)	3.32 (1.56–7.07)
Less than primary school (no formal education)	56/110	44.2
Caretaker looks to see if the child is thirsty to assess dehydration
Yes	34/65	43.3	0.52 (0.27–1.03)	0.21 (0.09–0.47)
No	89/149	59.4
Caretaker perceives that blood in stool can cause harm or death to the child
Yes	112/186	57.9	2.95 (1.15–7.60)	3.25 (1.16–9.09)
No	11/28	31.8
Caretaker never endures circumstances that make it difficult to reach the health facility of choice
Yes	32/42	69.7	2.25 (0.93–5.44)	3.90 (1.47–10.35)
No	91/172	50.6
Lethargy as a symptom during diarrheal illness
Yes	112/185	57.6	2.41 (0.92–6.30)	5.73 (1.79–18.42)
No	11/29	36.1
Child was offered ORSs at home for diarrheal illness
Yes	43/56	75.5	3.50 (1.57–7.84)	6.99 (3.01–16.22)
No	80/158	46.8
Child was offered no special remedies at home for diarrheal illness
Yes	22/27	79.1	3.73 (1.17–11.86)	10.17 (2.84–36.37)
No	101/187	50.4

^*Based on the inclusion criteria, 14 variables were initially included in the model; results are shown for the significant variables controlling for age and sex.

^†aORs, where all ORs control for other factors in the model.