Table 2.

Fever in U5 children and mothers’ care-seeking practice for fever, Igabi LGA, Kaduna Nigeria

Characteristics	Rural (n = 300)	Urban (n = 329)	OR (95% C.I)	p value
Child had fever (n = 629)
Yes	258 (86.0)	183 (55.6)	4.9 (3.3–7.3)	< 0.01
No	42 (14.0)	146 (44.4)	Ref
Mother sought care < 48 h (n = 441)
No	195 (75.6)	91 (49.7)	3.1 (2.1–4.7)	< 0.01
Yes	63 (24.4)	92 (50.3)	Ref
Had recommended care (n = 155)
Yes	28 (44.4)	20 (21.7)	2.9 (1.4–5.8)	0.00
No	35 (55.6)	72 (78.3)	Ref
Child blood tested for malaria (n = 155)
Yes	28 (44.4)	20 (21.7)	2.9 (1.4–5.8)	0.01
No	35 (55.6)	72 (78.3)	Ref
Child given drugs (n = 155)
Yes	57 (90.5)	87 (94.6)	0.5 (0.2–1.9)	0.51
No	6 (9.5)	5 (5.4)	Ref
Child hospitalised (n = 155)
Yes	36 (57.1)	58 (63.0)	0.8 (0.4–1.5)	0.57
No	27 (42.9)	34 (37.0)	Ref

			Chi Square	p value
Where care was sought for fever (n = 441)
Health facility	28 (10.8)	38 (20.8)	36.5	< 0.01
Religious leaders, herbal	2 (0.8)	8 (4.4)
Pharmacy store/patent med. vendors	15 (5.8)	12 (6.5)
Self-treatment at home	18 (7.0)	34 (18.6)
Not seek help	195 (75.6)	91 (49.7)
Type of malaria drugs given (n = 155)
Artemisinin-based combination therapy	36 (57.1)	34 (37.0)	7.1	0.03
Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine	22 (34.9)	52 (56.5)
No anti-malarial drugs	5 (8.0)	6 (6.5)