Table 3. Multi-variable analysis of determinants of antibacterial use in the treatment of symptoms of ARIs among children under five years in rural communities of Gulu district, northern Uganda (November, 2018 –February, 2019).

Variable	Description	AOR (95%CI)	P-value
Age of child(months)	13–36	0.95 (0.65–1.38)	0.781
	37–59	1.21 (0.77–1.91)	0.406
	1–12	Reference group
Gender of child	Female	1.05 (0.77–1.43)	0.759
	Male	Reference group
Location of household	Peri-urban	2.54 (1.34–4.84)	0.005
	Rural	Reference group
Treatment at health facility	Yes	1.85 (1.34–2.56)	<0.001
	No	Reference group
Cough	Yes	7.02 (4.36–11.31)	<0.001
	No	Reference group
Fast breathing	Yes	1.87 (0.98–3.55)	0.056
	No	Reference group
Diarrhea	Yes	0.71 (0.50–1.00)	0.054
	No	Reference group
Runny nose	Yes	0.73 (0.47–1.14)	0.168
	No	Reference group

AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio

CI: Confidence Interval

%: Percentage