Table 5.
Factors associated with prompt care-seeking
| Covariates | Prompt treatment | Bivariate analysis | Multivariate Analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes Number (%) | No Number (%) | OR [95% CI] | p-value | AOR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 384 (66.6) | 193 (33.4) | 1 | |||
| Female | 520 (66.4) | 263 (33.6) | 1.0 [0.8–1.3] | 0.96 | ||
| Target group of population | ||||||
| < 5 years | 311 (68.5) | 143 (31.5) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5–15 years | 307 (67.3) | 149 (32.7) | 0.9 [0.7–1.3] | 0.70 | 0.8 [0.6–1.1] | 0.14 |
| ≥ 16 years | 266 (63.6) | 152 (36.4) | 0.8 [0.6–1.1] | 0.13 | 0.7 [0.5–0.9] | 0.02 |
| Pregnant women | 20 (62.5) | 12 (37.5) | 0.8 [0.4–1.6] | 0.48 | 1.0 [0.5–2.3] | 0.90 |
| Location of residence | ||||||
| Rural | 739 (65.6) | 388 (34.4) | 0.8 [0.6–1.1] | 0.12 | ||
| Urban | 165 (70.8) | 68 (29.2) | 1 | |||
| Household size | ||||||
| ≤ 6 | 237 (72.3) | 91 (27.7) | 1.4 [1.1–1.9] | 0.01 | ||
| > 6 | 667 (64.6) | 365 (35.4) | 1 | |||
| Distance travelled for care | ||||||
| ≤ 5 km | 699 (69.6) | 306 (30.4) | 2.7 [2.0–3.6] | < 0.001 | 2.8 [2.1–3.7] | < 0.001 |
| > 5 km | 117 (76.1) | 138 (54.1) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Education | ||||||
| No schooling | 660 (63.3) | 383 (36.7) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Schooling | 226 (72.8) | 71 (23.9) | 1.8 [1.4–2.5] | < 0.001 | 1.8 [1.3–2.5] | < 0.001 |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Farmers/housewife | 760 (65.9) | 393 (34.1) | 1 | |||
| Non farmers/housewife | 132 (69.1) | 59 (30.9) | 1.2 [0.8–1.6] | 0.39 | ||
In bold significant p-value < 0.05; OR: Odds Ratio; AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval
For the multivariate analysis, independent variables such as target group (age group), education level and distance travelled to care were included