Table 4. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors predicting prompt (within 48 hours) treatment of fever with AL among children < 5 years of age in 2009.
| Univariable | Multivariable | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | No. of febrile children | N (%) febrile children with outcome | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value |
| Child age | ||||||
| <1 year a | 90 | 18 (20.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 1 year | 118 | 17 (14.4) | 0.5 (0.1, 1.6) | 0.23 | 0.3 (0.1, 1.3) | 0.11 |
| ≥ 2 years | 298 | 58 (19.5) | 0.9 (0.3, 2.4) | 0.83 | 0.8 (0.2, 2.5) | 0.71 |
| Child gender | ||||||
| Male a | 246 | 39 (15.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Female | 260 | 54 (20.8) | 2.0 (0.9, 4.4) | 0.10 | 2.5 (1.0, 6.5) | 0.06 |
| Caregiver level of education | ||||||
| No education a | 22 | 2 (9.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Complete primary school | 383 | 64 (16.7) | 1.3 (0.2, 9.9) | 0.81 | 2.2 (0.1, 32.7) | 0.58 |
| Complete secondary or higher | 101 | 27 (6.7) | 5.2 (0.6, 47.1) | 0.14 | 5.3 (0.3, 94.2) | 0.26 |
| Caregiver age | ||||||
| <20 years a | 42 | 6 (14.3) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 20–30 years | 303 | 57 (18.8) | 1.7 (0.4, 8.2) | 0.47 | 1.2 (0.2, 8.1) | 0.83 |
| 31–40 years | 109 | 23 (21.1) | 1.8 (0.3, 9.7) | 0.49 | 1.0 (0.1, 7.7) | 0.98 |
| 41–50 years | 41 | 6 (14.6) | 1.0 (0.1, 7.7) | 0.99 | 0.5 (0.04, 6.7) | 0.62 |
| >50 years | 11 | 1 (9.1) | 0.5 (0.1, 14.1) | 0.66 | 0.2 (0.002, 13.4) | 0.43 |
| Number of children under five years in household | ||||||
| One child a | 222 | 43 (19.4) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| ≥ two children | 284 | 50 (17.6) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.8) | 0.67 | 0.6 (0.2, 1.7) | 0.34 |
| Socio-economic category of household | ||||||
| Quintile 1 (most poor) a | 112 | 17 (15.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Quintile 2 (very poor) | 86 | 21 (24.4) | 3.4 (0.8, 13.6) | 0.08 | 4.0 (0.8, 19.6) | 0.08 |
| Quintile 3 (poor) | 106 | 24 (22.6) | 2.9 (0.8, 10.9) | 0.11 | 4.0 (0.9, 18.5) | 0.08 |
| Quintile 4 (less poor) | 99 | 16 (16.2) | 1.3 (0.3, 4.9) | 0.70 | 1.0 (0.2, 5.1) | 0.94 |
| Quintile 5 (least poor) | 103 | 15 (14.6) | 1.1 (0.3, 4.0) | 0.91 | 0.7 (0.1, 3.5) | 0.68 |
| Distance to nearest public health facility | ||||||
| <1 km a | 72 | 15 (20.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 1-<2km | 96 | 15 (15.6) | 0.6 (0.1, 2.6) | 0.53 | 0.6 (0.1, 3.1) | 0.54 |
| 2-<3km | 144 | 26 (18.1) | 0.8 (0.2, 3.0) | 0.78 | 0.7 (0.1, 3.1) | 0.63 |
| 3-<4km | 116 | 25 (21.5) | 1.2 (0.3, 4.4) | 0.81 | 1.4 (0.3, 6.9) | 0.65 |
| 4-<5km | 63 | 9 (14.3) | 0.4 (0.1, 2.3) | 0.34 | 0.4 (0.1, 2.7) | 0.35 |
| ≥5km | 15 | 3 (20.0) | 1.3 (0.1, 15.6) | 0.84 | 2.8 (0.1, 54.4) | 0.50 |
a Reference group