Table 3 Women caregiver, household and village characteristics associated with utilization of CHW services for child fever advice/treatment
Characteristic | CHW (N=103) | Other (N=195) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Women caregiver education | Â | Â | Â |
No formal education | 57.3 (59) | 56.4 (110) | 0.885 |
Primary/secondary | 42.7 (44) | 43.6 (85) | Â |
Women caregiver age group | N=98 | N=178 | Â |
≤20 y | 16.3 (16) | 17.4 (31) | 0.993 |
21-30 y | 50.0 (49) | 48.9 (87) | Â |
31-40 y | 29.6 (29) | 29.2 (52) | Â |
41+ y | 4.1 (4) | 4.5 (8) | Â |
Attended ANC during last pregnancy | N=100 69.0 (69) | N=193 65.8 (127) | 0.581 |
IPT (2+ doses SP) during last pregnancy | N=56 82.1 (46) | N=111 84.7 (94) | 0.674 |
Knowledge of AL as new anti-malarial drug | 44.7 (46) | N=194 29.9 (58) | 0.010 |
Identified sleeping under net as way to prevent malaria | 84.5 (87) | 78.0 (152) | 0.179 |
Household wealth rank Most poor Poor Least poor | 27.2 (28) 64.1 (66) 8.7 (9) | 22.1 (43) 55.4 (108) 22.6 (44) | 0.012 |
Household size | N=102 | N=194 | Â |
2 to 4 | 22.6 (23) | 24.7 (48) | 0.425 |
5 to 7 | 41.2 (42) | 46.4 (90) | Â |
8 or more | 36.3 (37) | 28.9 (56) | Â |
Village size <60 households | 22.3 (23) | 17.4 (34) | 0.008 |
61-100 households | 33.0 (34) | 24.6 (48) | Â |
101-200 households | 34.0 (35) | 30.3 (59) | Â |
>200 households | 10.7 (11) | 27.7 (54) | Â |
Visited by CHW in past 3 months | 94.2 (97) | 28.7 (56) | <0.001 |