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Table 2 Odds ratio for attending a formal health facility by background characteristics and season

From: Seasonal and geographic differences in treatment-seeking and household cost of febrile illness among children in Malawi

 

Dry Season

Wet Season

Background characteristics

N (%)

Odds Ratio (95% CI)a

N (%)

Odds Ratio (95% CI)a

ATTENDED FACILITY

Village of residence

    

≤5 km from Hospital

185 (69)

1

184 (70)

1

Hard to Reach

126 (48)

0.35 (0.18 - 0.67)b

133 (53)

0.46 (0.27-0.80)b

Child Age

    

<5 years

218 (65)

1

218 (65)

1

5 - 10 years

93 (48)

0.49 (0.31 - 0.79)b

99 (56)

0.69 (0.40-1.20)

Maternal Education

    

None

82 (55)

1

83 (53)

1

Primary

176 (58)

1.09 (0.74 - 1.62)

200 (66)

1.32 (0.77-2.28)

Secondary +

53 (66)

1.32 (0.69 - 2.44)

34 (67)

1.29 (0.54-3.08)

Socio-economic Status

    

Poorest quintile

59 (56)

1

56 (56)

1

Quintile increase

252 (59)

0.90 (0.75 - 1.10)

261 (64)

1.03 (0.90-1.18)

Illness Severity

    

Mild illness

147 (51)

1

117 (48)

1

Moderate illness

101 (64)

1.80 (1.26 - 2.57)

133 (73)

3.08 (2.03 - 4.67)

Severe illness

61 (76)

3.97 (2.25 - 7.02)c

66 (79)

4.49 (2.33 - 8.65)c

ATTENDED FACILITY WITHIN 24 HOURS

Village of residence

    

≤5 km from Hospital

147 (55)

1

151 (57)

1

Hard to Reach

83 (32)

0.32 (0.16 - 0.62)b

109 (43)

0.53 (0.32 - 0.88)d

ATTENDED FACILITY OR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER

Village of residence

    

≤5 km from Hospital

187 (70)

1

184 (70)

1

Hard to Reach

155 (59)

0.53 (0.25-1.11)e

151 (61)

0.60 (0.37-0.98)f

  1. All analyses adjusted for survey design
  2. aOdds Ratio adjusted for a priori confounders; age, maternal education, socio-economic status and illness severity
  3. bP≤0.01, cP < 0.001, dP = 0.02, eP = 0.09, fP = 0.04