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Table 3 Factors associated with the practice of home treatment, in Cotonou, Benin, May 2016 (N = 340)

From: Home treatment and use of informal market of pharmaceutical drugs for the management of paediatric malaria in Cotonou, Benin

Covariates

Home treatment

Total

Bivariate

Multivariate

Categories

Subcategories

n (%)

n

OR

95% IC

p-value

OR

95% IC

p-value

Age

< 30

40 (18)

63

1

  

1

  

30–39

87 (39)

128

1.220

0.647–2.298

0.538

1.382

0.678–2.815

0.372

40–49

45 (20)

68

1.125

0.548–2.306

0.748

1.057

0.479–2.328

0.890

≥ 50

52 (23)

81

1.031

0.519–2.045

0.930

0.959

0.447–2.054

0.915

Gender

Female

168 (75)

255

1

     

Male

56 (25)

85

1

0.595–1.678

1.000

   

Marital status

Single

41 (18)

67

1

     

In relationship

183 (82)

273

1.354

0.782–2.341

0.278

   

Education

None

58 (26)

79

1

  

1

  

Primary

68 (30)

100

0.769

0.400–1.477

0.431

0.699

0.236–2.069

0.518

Secondary

79 (35)

130

0.560

0.304–1.033

0.064

0.627

0.230–1.709

0.362

Tertiary

19 (9)

31

0.573

0.238–1.379

0.214

0.535

0.206–1.385

0.198

Religion

Christian

164 (73)

246

1

     

Islam

27 (12)

47

0.675

0.357–1.275

0.226

   

Other

33 (15)

47

1.178

0.597–2.324

0.635

   

Family size

< 4

25 (11)

38

0.542

0.210–1.398

0.205

0.396

0.139–1.125

0.082

4–8

160 (72)

252

0.490

0.239–1.004

0.051

0.399

0.180–0.885

0.024

9–22

39 (17)

50

1

     

Relative in the inner court

No

154 (69)

233

1

     

Yes

70 (31)

107

0.970

0.599–1.571

0.903

   

Health insurance

No

211 (94)

310

1

  

1

  

Yes

13 (6)

30

0.358

1.677–0.767

0.008

0.396

0.169–0.9284

0.033

Wealth quintiles

Quintile 5 (poorest)

57 (25)

70

1

  

1

  

Quintile 4 (second)

50 (22)

75

0.456

0.211–0.985

0.046

0.470

0.207–1.065

0.071

Quintile 3 (middle)

46 (21)

68

0.476

0.211–0.985

0.066

0.428

0.184–0.994

0.049

Quintile 2 (fourth)

44 (20)

70

0.385

0.178–0.836

0.016

0.472

0.198–1.121

0.089

Quintile 1 (richest)

27 (12)

57

0.205

0.092–0.454

0.000

0.199

0.076–0.522

0.001

Fever, headache, dizziness

No

23 (10)

30

1

  

1

  

Yes

201 (90)

310

0.561

0.233–1.349

0.197

0.477

0.176–1.286

0.144

Body aches, chills, weak

No

163 (73)

248

1

     

Yes

61 (27)

92

1.026

0.618–1.701

0.920

   

Bitter taste in the mouth, no appetite

No

182 (81)

268

1

     

Yes

42 (19)

72

0.725

0.421–1.246

0.245

   

Vomiting, diarrhoea

No

187 (83)

265

1

  

1

  

Yes

37 (17)

75

0.406

0.240–0.685

0.001

0.374

0.196–0.712

0.003

Dark urine, yellow eyes

No

205 (92)

312

1

     

Yes

19 (8)

28

1.101

0.482–2.519

0.818

   

Cough

No

207 (92)

310

1

     

Yes

17 (8)

30

0.650

0.304–1.391

0.268

   

Other (prickly, sores in the mouth, anaemia)

No

217 (89)

328

1

     

Yes

7 (3)

12

0.716

0.222–2.307

0.576

   

Number of symptoms

   

0.691

0.534–0.894

0.005

0.864

0.629–1.186

0.368

  1. Statistically significant p values are in italic