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. 2016 Mar 31;15:187. doi: 10.1186/s12936-016-1239-0

Table 2.

Factors associated with delay in seeking treatment out of home determined by multiple logistic regression

Unadjusted OR (95 % CI) Adjusted OR (95 % CI)
Sex of child 
 Female
 Male 1.54 (0.99–2.39) 1.43 (0.88–2.33)
Area 
 Urban
 Rural 2.03 (1.23–3.34) 0.83 (0.41–1.68)
Treated at home first 
 No
 Yes 2.40 (1.48–3.91) 2.36 (1.45–3.83)
Wealth quintile* 
 Poorest
 Second 0.61 (0.23–1.26) 0.63 (0.30–1.29)
 Middle 0.51 (0.24–1.11) 0.59 (0.27–1.31)
 Fourth 0.42 (0.20–0.88) 0.52 (0.23–1.15)
 Richest 0.27 (0.15–0.48) 0.37 (0.19–0.72)
Distance to nearest health facility 
 ≤3km
 >3km 2.24 (1.38–3.65) 1.75 (0.88–3.47)
Knew mosquitos cause malaria 
 No
 Yes 0.66 (0.42–1.01) 0.77 (0.48–1.22)

* p value <0.0001 for the F test for trend