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Table 4 Predictors of prompt and effective treatment

From: Factors affecting treatment-seeking for febrile illness in a malaria endemic block in Boudh district, Orissa, India: policy implications for malaria control

Predictor variable

Odds ratio

95% CI

P

Age group (years)

   

   < 5§

1.00

__

__

   ≥ 5

2.00

0.84-4.80

0.012

Caste

   

   ST§

1.00

__

__

   SC

2.13

1.11-4.07

0.022

   Others

1.61

0.94-2.76

0.081

Education

   

   No schooling§

1.00

__

__

   Some schooling

1.27

0.72-2.25

0.402

Distance (kilometers)

   

   ≤ 5§

1

__

__

   > 5

2.04

1.09-3.83

0.026

  1. § Reference group