Table 4.
Bi-variable and Multivariable Logistic Regression analysis of determinants of delayed treatment-seeking among mothers of under-five children with diarrheal disease visited Debre Markos Town public health facilities, Northwestern Ethiopia, 2020 (n=408)
| Variables | Categories | Cases | Controls | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) |
| N (%) | N (%) | ||||
| Child age | <24months | 84 (61.7) | 133 (48.9) | 1.7(1.1–2.6) | 1.64 (1.01–2.65) * |
| ≥24months | 52 (38.3) | 139 (51.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| Sex of child | Females | 83 (61) | 126 (46.3) | 1.8 (1.2–2.75) | 1.85 (1.15–2.98) * |
| Males | 53(39) | 146 (53.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| Educational status of father |
No formal education |
11 (8) | 17 (6.2) | 1.6 (0.7–3.6) | 1.7(0.6–4.55) |
| Primary school |
46 (33.8) | 64 (23.5) | 1.8 (1.1–2.9) | 1.6 (0.87–2.94) | |
| Secondary school |
17 (12.6) | 37 (13.6) | 1.14 (0.6–2.2) | 0.91 (0.4–2) | |
| College and above |
62 (45.6) | 154 (56.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| Educational status of mothers |
No formal education |
35 (25.7) | 53 (19.5) | 2.8 (1.45–5.3) | 4.6(2.03–10.4) ** |
| Primary school |
61 (44.8) | 76 (27.9) | 3.4 (1.9–6) | 4.56(2.2–9.3) ** | |
| Secondary school |
20 (14.7) | 59 (21.7) | 1.4 (0.7–2.9) | 1.63(0.75–3.5) | |
| ≥ College | 20 (14.7) | 84 (30.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| Health insurance | Yes | 20 (14.7) | 70 (25.7) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 116 (85.3) | 202 (74.3) | 2 (1.2–3.5) | 3 (1.6–5.8) ** | |
| Self-medication | Yes | 27 (19.9) | 19 (7) | 3.3 (1.75–6.2) | 3.6 (1.75–7.4) ** |
| No | 109 (80.1) | 253 (93) | 1 | 1 | |
| Wealth index | Poorest | 46 (33.8) | 62 (22.8) | 2.6 (1.3–5.4) | 4.2 (1.9–9.5) ** |
| Poor | 40 (29.4) | 64 (23.5) | 2.2 (1.09–4.6) | 3.85 (1.7–8.7) ** | |
| Middle | 18 (13.2) | 46 (16.9) | 1.4 (0.6–3.1) | 1.8 (0.7–4.3) | |
| Rich | 18 (13.2) | 50 (18.4) | 1.3 (0.6–2.86) | 1.6 (0.66–3.9) | |
| Richest | 14 (10.3) | 50 (18.4) | 1 | 1 | |
| Client perception on respect of HCP |
Poor | 67 (49.2) | 110 (40.4) | 0.7 (0.5–1.05) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) |
| Good | 69 (50.8) | 162 (59.6) | 1 | 1 |
*
Statistically significant with a P-value ≤ of 0.05
HCP: Health care professionals