Table 4 Socio-demographic, geographic and household characteristics associated with non-seeking of care among caregivers of under-five children who had fever last 2 weeks in Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey, 2015–2016 (N = 855)

Total

Age of the child (in months)

 36–59

1

1

 12-35

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

0.6

 <12

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

1.1 (0.6–1.9)

0.8

Sex of the child

 Male

1

 Female

0.9 (0.7–1.3)

Age of caregiver (in years)

 15–24

1

 25–34

0.7 (0.4–1.2)

 ≥35

0.6 (0.4–1.2)

Education of caregiver

 No education

1

1

 Primary

1.2 (0.6–2.3)

1.1 (0.6–2.0)

0.8

 Secondary

1.1 (0.5–2.1)

1.2 (0.6–2.6)

0.6

 More than secondary

0.5 (0.1–1.3)

0.7 (0.2–2.1)

0.5

Father’s education

 No education

1

 Primary

1.5 (0.8–2.7)

 Secondary

1.0 (0.5–2.0)

 More than secondary

0.8 (0.3–2.5)

Occupation of caregiver

 Not Working

1

1

 Working

1.3 (0.9–1.9)

1.2 (0.8–1.7)

0.8

Father’s occupation

 Manual worker

1

1

 Agricultural

1.4 (0.9–2.2)

1.2 (0.8–1.9)

0.4

 Others

0.9 (0.5–1.6)

1.1 (0.5–2.2)

0.8

No of household members

 1–3

1

 4–6

1.1 (0.6–2.2)

 7–10

1.3 (0.6–2.5)

 More than 10

1.7 (0.6–4.7)

Wealth index

 Highest

1

1

 Fourth

1.0 (0.5–1.9)

0.9 (0.4–1.8)

0.7

 Middle

2.3 (1.1–5.1)

2.3 (1.0–5.1)

0.04

 Second

1.7 (0.8–3.6)

1.7 (0.7–3.9)

0.2

 Lowest

2.0 (0.9–4.1)

2.3 (0.9–5.7)

0.08

Region

 Other regions

1

 Malaria elimination region

1.2 (0.8–2.0)

Geographical location

 Coastal

1

1

 Hilly

2.7 (1.4–4.9)

2.8 (1.5–5.3)

0.002

 Delta

2.3 (1.2-4.4)

2.3 (1.–4.6)

0.01

 Central plains

2.8 (1.4–5.3)

3.1 (1.5–6.2)

0.002

Place of residence

 Rural

1

 Urban

1.1 (0.6–1.8)