Table 4.
Factors associated with malaria care seeking behaviour for children under five with fever in Mozambique, 2018
| Variable | Bivariable analysis | Multivariable analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | p-value | AOR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Child’s age in months | ||||||
| < 6 | 2.32 | (1.09–4.92) | 0.028 | 2.47 | (1.14–5.31) | 0.022 |
| 6–11 | 1.92 | (1.13–3.27) | 0.017 | 1.75 | (1.01–3.04) | 0.046 |
| 12–23 | 1.99 | (1.35–2.91) | 0.001 | 1.85 | (1.19–2.89) | 0.007 |
| 24–35 | 1.28 | (0.84–1.92) | 0.246 | 1.18 | (0.74–1.88) | 0.473 |
| 36–47 | 1.14 | (0.72–1.79) | 0.583 | 1.07 | (0.69–1.68) | 0.758 |
| 48–59 | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | ||
| Sex of the child | ||||||
| Male | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | ||
| Female | 1.09 | (0.76–1.57) | 0.641 | 1.13 | (0.76–1.70) | 0.532 |
| Place of residence | ||||||
| Urban | 1.42 | (0.76–2.63) | 0.268 | 0.86 | (0.45–1.73) | 0.705 |
| Rural | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | ||
| Region | ||||||
| Niassa | 0.26 | (0.10–0.66) | 0.005 | 0.81 | (0.22–2.89) | 0.740 |
| Cabo Delgado | 0.24 | (0.07–0.79) | 0.019 | 0.78 | (0.18–3.37) | 0.733 |
| Nampula | 0.14 | (0.05–0.39) | 0.000 | 0.47 | (0.13–1.68) | 0.244 |
| Zambezia | 0.35 | (0.12–1.01) | 0.053 | 1.07 | (0.28–4.07) | 0.925 |
| Tete | 0.55 | (0.20–1.51) | 0.244 | 1.72 | (0.44–6.71) | 0.435 |
| Manica | 0.57 | (0.20–1.68) | 0.307 | 1.66 | (0.43–6.35) | 0.461 |
| Sofala | 0.37 | (0.11–1.25) | 0.108 | 1.09 | (0.26–4.66) | 0.902 |
| Inhambane | 0.72 | (0.23–2.27) | 0.574 | 1.56 | (0.39–6.22) | 0.526 |
| Gaza | 0.51 | (0.16–1.60) | 0.244 | 1.02 | (0.27–3.94) | 0.974 |
| Maputo Province | 0.31 | (0.11–0.82) | 0.019 | 0.37 | (0.13–1.08) | 0.068 |
| Maputo City | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | ||
| Wealth index | ||||||
| Poorest | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | ||
| Poorer | 1.47 | (0.88–2.45) | 0.142 | 1.25 | (0.76–2.05) | 0.377 |
| Middle | 1.88 | (1.06–3.34) | 0.032 | 1.66 | (0.18–3.37) | 0.048 |
| Richer | 2.62 | (1.26–5.46) | 0.010 | 1.89 | (0.13–1.68) | 0.128 |
| Richest | 3.53 | (1.87–6.69) | 0.000 | 3.46 | (1.26–9.49) | 0.016 |
| Mother's education | ||||||
| No education | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | ||
| Primary | 1.58 | (0.95–2.64) | 0.076 | 1.49 | (0.95–2.34) | 0.085 |
| Secondary and higher | 3.55 | (1.96–6.43) | 0.000 | 2.16 | (1.19–3.93) | 0.012 |
| Mother's age in 5 year groups | ||||||
| 15–19 | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference | ||
| 20–24 | 0.80 | (0.49–1.32) | 0.385 | 0.88 | (0.37–1.48) | 0.705 |
| 25–29 | 0.65 | (0.31–1.37) | 0.259 | 0.77 | (0.24–1.48) | 0.552 |
| 30–34 | 0.67 | (0.32–1.40) | 0.288 | 0.94 | (0.25–1.50) | 0.874 |
| 35–39 | 0.63 | (0.34–1.17) | 0.142 | 1.07 | (0.42–2.20) | 0.856 |
| 40–44 | 0.34 | (0.15–0.74) | 0.007 | 0.60 | (0.24–1.44) | 0.280 |
| 45–49 | 0.48 | (0.17–1.34) | 0.161 | 0.97 | (0.27–3.47) | 0.963 |
| Child slept under ITN | ||||||
| No | 1 | Reference | ||||
| Yes | 1.70 | (0.98–2.94) | 0.059 | |||
| Saw or heard malaria message in past 6 months | ||||||
| No | 1 | Reference | ||||
| Yes | 0.13 | (0.80–2.12) | 0.292 | |||
| Maternal comprehensive malaria knowledge | ||||||
| No | 1 | Reference | ||||
| Yes | 0.71 | (0.43–1.16) | 0.169 | |||
| Malaria messages seen or heard: seek fever treatment quickly (within 24 h) | ||||||
| No | 1 | Reference | ||||
| Yes | 1.39 | (0.30–6.49) | 0.674 | |||
| Malaria messages seen or heard: seek treatment for fever | ||||||
| No | 1 | Reference | ||||
| Yes | 0.96 | (0.32–2.84) | 0.939 | |||
| Malaria messages seen or heard: malaria can kill | ||||||
| No | 1 | Reference | ||||
| Yes | 1.52 | (0.94–2.48) | 0.089 | |||