From fever to anti-malarial: the treatment-seeking process in rural Senegal

Smith, Lucy A; Bruce, Jane; Gueye, Lamine; Helou, Anthony; Diallo, Rodio; Gueye, Babacar; Jones, Caroline; Webster, Jayne

doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-333

Malaria Journal

Table 2 Univariable logistic regression models of the odds for seeking any advice or treatment for a child under five years with fever from the public sector, community sector or retail sector.

From: From fever to anti-malarial: the treatment-seeking process in rural Senegal

		First seek treatment in public sector				First seek treatment in community sector				First seek treatment in retail sector
Variable	N	%	OR	95% CI	P value	%	OR	95% CI	P value	%	OR	95% CI	P value
Child's age					0.05				0.09				0.06
< 1 year	74	42.3	1.00			2.8	1.00			1.4	1.00
1-4 years	234	28.2	0.54	0.29, 1.00		9.4	3.58	0.81, 15.9		10.7	8.37	0.92, 76.6
Child's gender					0.2				0.008				0.2
Male	154	27.9	1.00			3.9	1.00			11.0	1.00
Female	151	35.1	1.40	0.83, 2.34		11.9	3.34	1.40, 7.97		6.0	0.51	0.16, 1.61
Mother's education					0.6				0.4				0.1
None	183	32.8	1.00			6.6	1.00			6.0	1.00
Any	122	29.5	0.86	0.45, 1.63		9.8	1.55	0.56, 4.33		12.3	2.19	0.79, 6.06
Mother's age					0.1				0.6				1.0
< 20 years	56	26.8	1.00			10.7	1.00			10.7	1.00
20-29 years	120	38.3	1.70	0.74, 3.90		5.8	0.52	0.17, 1.56		8.3	0.76	0.11, 5.40
30-39 years	93	31.2	1.24	0.47, 3.23		8.6	0.78	0.28, 2.21		7.5	0.68	0.10, 4.42
> 40 years	36	16.7	0.55	0.11, 2.81		8.3	0.76	0.11, 5.14		8.3	0.76	0.11, 5.21
No. wives in HH					0.6				0.05				0.4
One or less	208	30.3	1.00			9.1	1.00			9.6	1.00
Two or more	97	34.0	1.19	0.65, 2.17		5.2	0.54	0.29, 1.00		6.2	0.62	0.21, 1.86
Household size					0.4				0.1				0.05
< 10	112	36.6	1.00			12.5	1.00			2.7	1.00
10-14	129	31.0	0.78	0.38, 1.61		7.0	0.53	0.23, 1.22		11.6	4.78	1.29, 17.7
≥ 15	64	23.4	0.53	0.21, 1.31		1.6	0.11	0.01, 0.96		12.5	5.19	1.14, 23.6
No. U5s with fever in HH					0.6				0.2				0.2
One	183	32.8	1.00			9.8	1.00			6.6	1.00
Two or more	122	29.5	0.86	0.47, 1.56		4.9	0.47	0.16, 1.38		11.5	1.85	0.65, 5.24
Socioeconomic status*					0.05				0.6				1.0
Lowest	98	25.5	1.00			7.1	1.00			7.1	1.00
Middle	106	28.3	1.15	0.65, 2.04		6.6	0.92	0.23, 3.68		6.6	0.92	0.33, 2.55
Highest	95	42.1	2.12	1.15, 3.90		10.5	1.53	0.42, 5.45		7.4	1.03	0.30, 3.57
Seen malaria information in last year					0.6				0.1				0.3
No	127	33.1	1.00			4.7	1.00			11.0	1.00
Yes	178	30.3	0.88	0.51, 1.54		10.1	2.27	0.84, 6.13		6.7	0.58	0.20, 1.68

* 6 missing values for socioeconomic status

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