Table 4.
Socio-demographic, geographic and household characteristics associated with non-seeking of care among caregivers of under-five children who had fever last 2 weeks in Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey, 2015–2016 (N = 855)
| Characteristics | Total | Non-seeking of care N (%) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 855 | 292 (33) | ||||
| Age of the child (in months) | 0.1 | |||||
| 36–59 | 268 | 127 (35) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12-35 | 411 | 64 (32) | 0.9 (0.6–1.4) | 0.9 (0.6–1.4) | 0.6 | |
| <12 | 176 | 101 (35) | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) | 1.1 (0.6–1.9) | 0.8 | |
| Sex of the child | 0.8 | |||||
| Male | 440 | 152 (34) | 1 | |||
| Female | 415 | 140 (32) | 0.9 (0.7–1.3) | |||
| Age of caregiver (in years) | 0.9 | |||||
| 15–24 | 178 | 58 (40 ) | 1 | |||
| 25–34 | 428 | 148 (31) | 0.7 (0.4–1.2) | |||
| ≥35 | 249 | 86 (31) | 0.6 (0.4–1.2) | |||
| Education of caregiver | 0.1 | |||||
| No education | 149 | 54 (32) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Primary | 385 | 141 (36) | 1.2 (0.6–2.3) | 1.1 (0.6–2.0) | 0.8 | |
| Secondary | 275 | 88 (33) | 1.1 (0.5–2.1) | 1.2 (0.6–2.6) | 0.6 | |
| More than secondary | 46 | 9 (18) | 0.5 (0.1–1.3) | 0.7 (0.2–2.1) | 0.5 | |
| Father’s education | 0.61 | |||||
| No education | 134 | 45 (29) | 1 | |||
| Primary | 357 | 127 (37) | 1.5 (0.8–2.7) | |||
| Secondary | 309 | 100 (30) | 1.0 (0.5–2.0) | |||
| More than secondary | 35 | 9 (25) | 0.8 (0.3–2.5) | |||
| Occupation of caregiver | 0.07 | |||||
| Not Working | 372 | 115 (30) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Working | 481 | 177 (36) | 1.3 (0.9–1.9) | 1.2 (0.8–1.7) | 0.8 | |
| Father’s occupation | < 0.001 | |||||
| Manual worker | 477 | 131 (32) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Agricultural | 266 | 125 (39) | 1.4 (0.9–2.2) | 1.2 (0.8–1.9) | 0.4 | |
| Others | 112 | 36 (29) | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) | 1.1 (0.5–2.2) | 0.8 | |
| No of household members | 0.7 | |||||
| 1–3 | 67 | 19 (30) | 1 | |||
| 4–6 | 466 | 159 (32) | 1.1 (0.6–2.2) | |||
| 7–10 | 271 | 96 (35) | 1.3 (0.6–2.5) | |||
| More than 10 | 51 | 18 (41) | 1.7 (0.6–4.7) | |||
| Wealth index | < 0.001 | |||||
| Highest | 86 | 19 (23) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fourth | 137 | 29 (23) | 1.0 (0.5–1.9) | 0.9 (0.4–1.8) | 0.7 | |
| Middle | 128 | 50 (42) | 2.3 (1.1–5.1) | 2.3 (1.0–5.1) | 0.04 | |
| Second | 226 | 87 (34) | 1.7 (0.8–3.6) | 1.7 (0.7–3.9) | 0.2 | |
| Lowest | 278 | 107 (38) | 2.0 (0.9–4.1) | 2.3 (0.9–5.7) | 0.08 | |
| Region | 0.6 | |||||
| Other regions | 654 | 220 (32) | 1 | |||
| Malaria elimination region | 201 | 72 (37) | 1.2 (0.8–2.0) | |||
| Geographical location | < 0.001 | |||||
| Coastal | 169 | 31 (18) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hilly | 403 | 158 (37) | 2.7 (1.4–4.9) | 2.8 (1.5–5.3) | 0.002 | |
| Delta | 144 | 50 (34) | 2.3 (1.2-4.4) | 2.3 (1.–4.6) | 0.01 | |
| Central plains | 139 | 53 (38) | 2.8 (1.4–5.3) | 3.1 (1.5–6.2) | 0.002 | |
| Place of residence | 0.3 | |||||
| Rural | 683 | 239 (33) | 1 | |||
| Urban | 172 | 53 (34) | 1.1 (0.6–1.8) |
Figures presented here are weighted estimates
CI = Confidence Interval