Table 3.

Final multivariate models of variables associated with taking children, aged 0–47 months, to a formal health facility for treatment of severe fever

	ORa 1	95% CIca for ORa 2
Cross River
Among those from communities with a formal health facility
Fever lasted less than five days	0.71	0.61–0.83
Household with enough food in the last week	1.30	1.07–1.58
Household with a safe water source	1.41	1.09–1.82
Among those from communities without a formal health facility
Fever lasted less than five days	0.57	0.41–0.78
Mother has her own income	1.89	1.28–2.78
Mother has junior secondary education or higher	1.54	1.09–2.19
Household head has junior secondary education or higher	2.27	1.55–3.31
Bauchi
Among those from communities with a formal health facility
Fever lasted less than five days	0.63	0.53–0.76
Mother has her own income	1.32	1.06–1.64
Mother has some formal education	1.77	1.37–2.29
Household head has junior secondary education or higher	1.82	1.45–2.28
Among those from communities without a formal health facility
Fever lasted less than five days	0.71	0.53–0.96
Mother has her own income	0.81	0.66–0.99
Mother has some formal education	2.09	1.25–3.50

¹Adjusted Odds Ratio.

²95% Confidence Interval, cluster adjusted.