Table 5.
Determinants of health care utilization for cough illness from the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health survey (n = 806)
| Variables | Health care utilization | COR(95%CI) | AOR(95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sought health center | Not-sought health center | |||
| Child age in months | ||||
| 0–11 month | 96 | 154 | Ref. | Ref. |
| 12–23 month | 108 | 132 | 1.31(0.92–1.88) | 1.51(1.03–2.22)* |
| 24–35 month | 68 | 117 | 0.93(0.63–1.38) | 1.21(0.79–1.87) |
| 36–47 month | 20 | 56 | 0.58(0.32–1.00) | 0.85 (0.47–1.58) |
| 48–59 month | 14 | 41 | 0.55(0.28–1.04) | 0.84 (0.40–1.73) |
| Sex of child | ||||
| Male | 149 | 260 | Ref. | Ref. |
| female | 157 | 240 | 1.14(0.86–1.52) | 1.19 (0.88–1.61) |
| Birth order of child | ||||
| First birth | 62 | 94 | Ref. | Ref. |
| Second birth | 67 | 64 | 0.88 (0.52–1.47) | 0.99(0.53–1.78) |
| Third birth | 42 | 63 | 1.01(0.61–1.67) | 1.09 (0.60–1.97) |
| Forth birth and above | 165 | 279 | 0.89 (0.62–1.31) | 1.34(0.75–2.43) |
| Total under-five birth | ||||
| One birth | 156 | 294 | Ref. | Ref. |
| Two births | 127 | 169 | 1.42(1.05–1.91) | 1.36(0.92–2.02) |
| Three and above births | 23 | 37 | 1.17 (0.66–2.03) | 1.15 (0.59–2.21) |
| Mothers marital status | ||||
| Married | 293 | 459 | Ref. | Ref. |
| Divorced | 9 | 24 | 0.59 (0.26–1.24) | 0.72 (0.30–1.63) |
| Widowed | 1 | 2 | 0.78(0.04–8.21) | 1.21 (0.05–13.57) |
| Separated | 3 | 15 | 0.31(0.07–0.96) | 0.38 (0.09–1.24) |
| Mothers education level | ||||
| No formal education | 187 | 376 | Ref. | Ref. |
| Primary and above | 119 | 124 | 1.92(1.42–2.62) | 1.70 (1.18–2.44)** |
| Mothers age | ||||
| Less than 30 years | 180 | 262 | Ref. | Ref. |
| 30 years and above | 126 | 238 | 0.77(0.58–1.03) | 0.83(0.55–1.25) |
| Husbands education level | ||||
| No formal education | 132 | 267 | Ref. | Ref. |
| Primary and above | 174 | 233 | 1.51 (1.16–2.01) | 1.22(0.89–1.69) |
| Desire to have more child | ||||
| Wants more children | 219 | 325 | Ref. | Ref. |
| Wants no more children | 87 | 175 | 0.74 (0.54–1.00) | 0.75 (0.53–1.06) |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Poorest | 106 | 193 | Ref. | Ref. |
| Poorer | 67 | 117 | 1.04(0.71–1.53) | 1.03 (0.68–1.55) |
| Middle | 52 | 93 | 1.02 (0.67–1.54) | 0.98 (0.62–1.54) |
| Richer | 67 | 67 | 1.82 (1.20–2.76) | 1.51(0.93–2.45) |
| Richest | 14 | 30 | 0.85 (0.42–1.65) | 0.56 (0.26–1.17) |
| Exposure to mass media | ||||
| No | 221 | 379 | Ref. | Ref. |
| Yes | 85 | 121 | 1.20(0.87–1.66) | 1.02 (0.71–1.48) |
| Place of delivery | ||||
| Home | 191 | 376 | Ref. | Ref. |
| Health facility | 115 | 124 | 1.83 (1.34–2.48) | 1.74(1.23–2.46)** |
Ref. =Reference category
** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05