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Table 3 Association of background characteristics and health-seeking with malaria testing within 24 h of fever among migrants in regional artemisinin-resistance initiative (RAI) areas of Myanmar, 2016 [N = 964]

From: Low uptake of malaria testing within 24 h of fever despite appropriate health-seeking among migrants in Myanmar: a mixed-methods study

Variables

Total

Test within 24 h

PR (95% CI)

aPR (95% CI)

N (%)a

Total

964

220 (22.8)

Individual level

 Age n years

  < 5

175

31 (17.8)

Ref

Ref

  5–14

196

53 (27.1)

1.51 (0.99, 2.31)

1.51 (1.01, 2.25)b

  15–59

538

127 (23.7)

1.32 (0.90, 1.92)

1.57 (1.09, 2.26)b

  ≥ 60

22

5 (21.2)

1.18 (0.44, 3.21)

1.49 (0.66, 3.36)

  Not known

33

3 (10.5)

0.58 (0.17, 1.98)

0.98 (0.34, 2.81)

 Sex

  Male

526

113 (21.5)

Ref

Ref

  Female

438

107 (24.4)

1.14 (0.88, 1.47)

1.09 (0.86, 1.38)

House hold level

 House hold size

  1–2

149

20 (13.5)

Ref

Ref

  3–4

372

81 (21.9)

1.62 (1.01, 2.61)

1.04 (0.65, 1.68)

  5–6

332

97 (29.1)

2.16 (1.35, 3.47)

1.56 (0.98, 2.49)

  >6

111

22 (19.8)

1.47 (0.80, 2.69)

1.22 (0.67, 2.20)

 Housing status

  Own house

433

112 (25.9)

1.15 (0.89, 1.49)

c

  Rental

10

3 (29.6)

1.31 (0.47, 3.65)

c

  Employer allowed place

467

105 (22.5)

Ref

Ref

  Not known

54

0 (0.0)

 Main occupation of family

  Farming/garden/rubber

285

77 (26.9)

1.56 (1.04, 2.34)

1.20 (0.83,1.74)

  Stone mining work/brick kiln

236

41 (17.3)

ref

ref

  Merchant

20

3 (15.3)

0.88 (0.36, 2.19)

0.94 (0.35, 2.50)

  Daily wage labourer

212

51 (24.1)

1.40 (0.91, 2.13)

1.07 (0.72, 1.59)

  Not known

212

49 (22.9)

1.33 (0.86, 2.04)

1.28 (0.87, 1.89)

 Migrant categoryd

  Category I

329

113 (34.3)

1.86 (1.39, 2.49)

1.83 (1.39, 2.41)b

  Category II

222

39 (17.6)

0.95 (0.64, 1.42)

0.95 (0.65, 1.41)

  Category III

369

68 (18.5)

Ref

Ref

  Not known

45

0 (0.0)

 Knowledge scoree

  ≤5

485

83 (17.0)

Ref

Ref

  >5

479

138 (28.7)

1.69 (1.28, 2.22)

1.42 (1.09, 1.85)b

 Duration of intention to stay

  Less than 6 month

92

7 (7.4)

Ref

Ref

  6 month to 1 year

81

9 (10.8)

1.46 (0.51, 4.22)

1.37 (0.48, 3.91)

  More than 1 year

167

36 (21.5)

2.90 (1.25, 6.74)

2.54 (1.07, 6.01)b

  Not known

624

169 (27.0)

3.64 (1.63, 8.10)

3.27 (1.41, 7.54)b

Health seeking

  Inappropriate

209

13 (6.1)

Ref

Ref

  Appropriate

734

204 (27.8)

4.56 (2.60, 8.00)

4.25 (2.41, 7.49)b

  Not known

21

3 (15.8)

2.60 (0.96, 7.06)

2.54 (1.00, 6.42)b

  1. All the estimates are weighted estimates taking into account the sampling design
  2. PR prevalence ratio, aPR adjusted prevalence ratio (log binomial regression), CI confidence interval
  3. aRow percentages
  4. bp < 0.05
  5. cNot included in the model as unadjusted p value for association with testing within 24 h was > 0.2
  6. dPermanent or semi-permanent work settings with high social capital, where substantial results can be achieved for malaria control (category I); semi-permanent settings with moderate social capital, where substantial community-based results can be achieved for malaria control (category II); and small, often temporary work sites, with low social capital and resource availability (category III)
  7. eMaximum knowledge score is 11