Table 5 Determinants of receiving prompt and effective anti-malarial treatment according to current guidelines from either a health facility or a drug shop in the rural DSS villages between 2004 and 2008
| Â | Â | Univariate model | Multivariate model (n=264) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | n | OR (95% CI) * | p | OR (95% CI) * | p |
Availability | Presence of outlet in the village of residence ** | 297 | 3.32 (1.96 to 5.63) | < 0.001 | 4.10 (2.17 to 7.73) | < 0.001 |
Affordability | SES (baseline: middle quintiles) | 282 | Â | 0.951 | Â | Â |
|  |    Poorest |  | 0.94 (0.44 to 2.03) | 0.893 |  |  |
|  |    Richest |  | 1.07 (0.59 to 1.95) | 0.803 |  |  |
| Â | Cost of treatment *** (TSh1000) | 297 | 1.73 (1.26 to 2.43) | 0.002 | 1.74 (1.16 to 2.60) | 0.008 |
Accessibility | Distance household to nearest outlet ** (1 km) | 276 | 0.84 (0.73 to 0.95) | 0.006 | 0.88 (0.75 to 1.01) | 0.082 |
| Â | Location at onset of fever (home vs. farming site) | 295 | 1.83 (1.03 to 3.27) | 0.039 | 2.08 (1.07 to 4.09) | 0.032 |