Table 3.
Multivariate correlates among people who sought treatment for fever from trained providers in Myanmar (N = 637)
| Sought treatment from trained providers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted odds ratio | 95 % CI | p value | |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 1 | ||
| Rural | 0.60 | 0.42–0.88 | 0.01 |
| Age (years) | |||
| Under 5 | 1 | ||
| 5–14 | 1.60 | 0.90–2.53 | 0.05 |
| 15–45 | 0.87 | 0.55–1.38 | 0.55 |
| 46 and above | 0.78 | 0.48–1.27 | 0.32 |
| Education | |||
| Primary grade | 1 | ||
| No schooling | 1.13 | 0.70–1.82 | 0.62 |
| Middle grade | 1.09 | 0.71–1.69 | 0.69 |
| High grade and above | 1.02 | 0.61–1.73 | 0.93 |
| Occupation | |||
| Professionals/skilled workers | 1 | ||
| Farmers/fishermen | 0.86 | 0.41–1.77 | 0.68 |
| Self-employed/shops | 1.05 | 0.50–2.20 | 0.89 |
| Unskilled labourers | 0.70 | 0.35–1.42 | 0.33 |
| Others | |||
| Had additional symptoms | 1.32 | 0.94–1.85 | 0.10 |
| Had known that mosquito bite can cause malaria | 1.02 | 0.71–1.46 | 0.93 |
| Think that malaria is severe disease | 0.96 | 0.63–1.46 | 0.84 |
| Know that sleeping under bed net can prevent malaria | 2.08 | 1.00–4.30 | 0.05 |
| Heard of rapid diagnostic testing | 1.22 | 0.78–1.93 | 0.39 |