Table 4 Multiple-logistic regression analysis of factors associated with the use malaria chemoprophylaxis
Factor | Multivariate analysis AOR (95%CI), P value |
|---|---|
Child’s age (years) | |
Median (IQR); 6 (3–11) | 0.8 (0.4–1.5), 0.465 |
Parent’s education | |
Informal education | – |
Primary education | 9.9 (1.8–56.5), 0.01* |
Secondary education | 2.8 (0.6–13), 0.184 |
Tertiary education | – |
Parent’s occupation | |
Employed | 2.1 (0.5–9.6), 0.345 |
Self employed | – |
Unemployed | 1.1 (0.34–3.3), 0.916 |
Malaria is a common infection in my child | |
Yes | 0.3 (0.0–1.42), 0.121 |
No | – |
Malaria frequency | |
Less common | 0.7 (0.2–2.7), 0.639 |
Common | – |
More common | 0.1 (0.0–1.8), 0.714 |
Has your child been hospitalized due to malaria this year? | |
Yes | – |
No | 1.1 (0.3–4.6), 0.869 |
Are you aware that your child needs malaria chemoprophylaxis? | |
Yes | – |
No | 0.3 (0.0–5.8), 0.446 |