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. 2015 Jun 12;15:231. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-0895-z

Table 3.

Logistic regressions predicting the diagnosis by a formally trained person and time waited before visiting the PPMV (odds ratios)

Diagnosed by a formally trained person Waited 2+ days before visiting the PPMV
OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI
Symptoms reported
Fever (ref: no fever) 2.112*** [1.428 - 3.123] 2.751*** [2.082 - 3.636]
Diarrhea (ref: no diarrhea) 0.620 [0.298 - 1.288] 0.925 [0.640 - 1.335]
Headache (ref: no headache) 0.645** [0.427 - 0.974] 0.567*** [0.456 - 0.706]
Cough/cold (ref: no cough/cold) 0.604** [0.366 - 0.997] 2.055*** [1.555 - 2.716]
Male (ref: female) 1.063 [0.734 - 1.541] 0.982 [0.800 - 1.205]
Age (ref: 19-25)
13-18 0.720 [0.356 - 1.455] 0.815 [0.585 - 1.135]
26-40 1.343 [0.835 - 2.161] 1.004 [0.770 - 1.311]
41+ 1.973** [1.112 - 3.500] 1.092 [0.787 - 1.513]
Education (ref: secondary)
Primary 0.523** [0.284 - 0.964] 0.946 [0.711 - 1.259]
Higher 1.063 [0.681 - 1.658] 0.967 [0.724 - 1.292]
Tribe (ref: Ebira)
Fulani 1.144 [0.334 - 3.916] 0.655 [0.344 - 1.249]
Igala 0.685 [0.345 - 1.364] 0.622** [0.394 - 0.980]
Yoruba 0.528 [0.240 - 1.161] 0.805 [0.485 - 1.337]
Other 0.680 [0.344 - 1.346] 0.666* [0.416 - 1.068]
Wealth (ref: third quintile)
Poorest 0.421* [0.177 - 1.005] 1.725*** [1.146 - 2.595]
Second 0.866 [0.468 - 1.602] 1.186 [0.856 - 1.643]
Fourth 2.073*** [1.205 - 3.567] 0.793 [0.583 - 1.080]
Richest 2.017** [1.142 - 3.563] 1.149 [0.823 - 1.604]
Lives in community (ref: lives outside community) 0.724 [0.432 - 1.213] 1.027 [0.752 - 1.401]
Clinic near home (ref: no clinic near home) 1.558* [0.999 - 2.430] 0.977 [0.772 - 1.236]
Sick person age (ref: 18+)
<5 1.435 [0.780 - 2.640] 1.441* [0.952 - 2.181]
6-17 0.658 [0.327 - 1.323] 0.944 [0.663 - 1.345]
Sick person is male <18 (ref: female or 18+) 1.242 [0.640 - 2.412] 1.132 [0.737 - 1.740]
Diagnosed by formally trained person (ref: not diagnosed by formally trained person) 3.556*** [2.213 - 5.715]
Kogi (ref: Kwara) 1.113 [0.549 - 2.257] 1.162 [0.785 - 1.719]
Location (ref: urban)
Peri-urban 1.384 [0.778 - 2.460] 0.972 [0.706 - 1.339]
Rural 1.392 [0.741 - 2.615] 1.324 [0.937 - 1.870]
N 2189 2189

ref = reference

***p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.10

Standard errors are clustered at the shop level. 95 % confidence intervals in brackets