Table 2.
Estimated odds ratio for factors influencing health-seeking for acute fever in chemical shops as compared to health centres
| Factors associated with care-seeking for acute fever | No (%) chemical shop N = 300 |
No (%) health centre N = 150 |
Crude OR | p value | Adjusted OR [95 % CI] | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical shop vs health centre [95 % CI] | ||||||
| Age less than 5 years | 64 (21.3 %) | 45 (30.0 %) | 0.63 [0.40–0.99] | 0.04 | 0.62 [0.38–1.01] | 0.06 |
| Female gender | 147 (49.0 %) | 94 (62.7 %) | 0.57 [0.38–0.86] | 0.006 | 0.69 [0.45–1.10] | 0.10 |
| Patient reported severity | 98 (32.7 %) | 67 (44.7 %) | 0.60 [0.40–0.90] | 0.01 | 0.73 [0.47–1.10] | 0.10 |
| Delay to treatment (sought care after 3 days) | 83 (27.7 %) | 92 (61.3 %) | 0.24 [0.16–0.37] | <0.001 | 0.19 [0.11–0.30] | <0.001 |
| Lives near a health centre | 60 (20.0 %) | 64 (42.7 %) | 0.33 [0.22–0.52] | <0.001 | 0.21 [0.12–0.39] | <0.001 |
| In the poorest two quintiles | 110 (36.7 %) | 79 (52.7 %) | 0.52 [0.35–0.77] | 0.01 | 0.71 [0.44–1.10] | 0.15 |
| Has no post primary education | 130 (43.3 %) | 116 (77.3 %) | 0.22 [0.14–0.35] | <0.001 | 0.24 [0.14–0.41] | <0.001 |
| Slept under an ITN the previous night | 95 (31.7 %) | 67 (44.7 %) | 0.57 [0.38–0.86] | 0.007 | 0.65 [0.40–1.05] | 0.08 |