Table 6.
Logistic regression analysis to identify independent significant variables associated with care-seeking at health centres
| Covariates | Health centres as the first care provider | Bivariate Analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes Number (%) | No Number (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | p-value | AOR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Proximity | ||||||
| Yes | 546 (77.6) | 158 (22.4) | 1.1 [0.8–1.4] | 0.62 | 1.5 [1.2–2.1] | 0.01 |
| No | 496 (76.4) | 153 (23.6) | ||||
| Good reputation of the provider | ||||||
| Yes | 215 (98.2) | 4 (0.2) | 19.9 [7.3–54.1] | < 0.001 | 33.6 [12.5–95.3] | < 0.001 |
| No | 827 (72.9) | 307 (27.1) | ||||
| Low cost of care | ||||||
| Yes | 56 (61.5) | 35 (38.5) | 0.4 [0.3–0.7] | < 0.001 | 0.5 [0.3–0.8] | 0.002 |
| No | 986 (78.1) | 276 (21.9) | ||||
| Good personal experience | ||||||
| Yes | 113 (70.3) | 47 (29.4) | 0.7 [0.5–1.0] | 0.04 | ||
| No | 929 (77.9) | 264 (22.1) | ||||
| Availability of malaria medicines | ||||||
| Yes | 342 (80.9) | 81 (19.1) | 1.4 [1.0–1.8] | 0.02 | ||
| No | 700 (75.3) | 230 (24.7) | ||||
| Target group of population | ||||||
| < 5 years | 387 (85.6) | 65 (14.4) | 2.7 [2.0–3.8] | < 0.001 | 4.6 [3.2–6.7] | < 0.001 |
| 5–15 years | 340 (74.7) | 115 (25.3) | 1.4 [1.1–1.8] | 0.04 | 1.6 [1.2–2.3] | 0.002 |
| Pregnant women | 29 (90.6) | 3 (9.4) | 4.4 [1.3–14.9] | 0.01 | 6.5 [1.9–22.5] | 0.003 |
| 16–45 years | 287 (68.5) | 132 (31.5) | 1 | |||
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 595 (76.3) | 185 (23.7) | 0.9 [0.7–1.2] | 0.60 | ||
| Male | 448 (77.5) | 130 (22.5) | 1 | |||
| Household size | ||||||
| ≤ 6 | 236 (72.4) | 90 (27.6) | 0.7 [0.6–1.0] | 0.03 | 0.7 [0.5–0.9] | 0.04 |
| > 6 | 807 (78.2) | 225 (21.8) | 1 | |||
| Residence area | ||||||
| Urban | 186 (81.2) | 43 (18.8) | 1.4 [1.0–2.0] | 0.08 | 2.8 [1.8–4.2] | < 0.001 |
| Rural | 857 (75.9) | 272 (24.1) | 1 | |||
| Education | ||||||
| No schooling | 805 (77.2) | 238 (22.8) | 1 | |||
| Any schooling | 218 (73.9) | 77 (26.1) | 0.8 [0.6–1.1] | 0.24 | 0.8 [0.6–1.2] | 0.33 |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Farmer/housewife | 892 (77.3) | 262 (22.7 | 1 | |||
| Non Farmer/housewife | 139 (73.9) | 49 (26.2) | 0.8 [0.6–1.2] | 0.31 | ||
In bold significant p-value < 0.05; OR: Odds Ratio; AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval
For the multivariate analysis, factors associated with care-seeking behaviours at health centres were adjusted on education level