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Table 6 Associations between gender and health-seeking behaviour from cross-sectional surveys for all MRCs combined

From: Gender difference in the incidence of malaria diagnosed at public health facilities in Uganda

Age strata

Gender

Number surveyed

Reported fever in the past 2 weeks

RR (95% CI)

p-value

Reported fever in the past 2 weeks and sought care at local MRC

RR (95% CI)

p-value

All ages

Male

1584

119 (7.5)

Reference group

75 (4.7)

Reference group

Female

1758

189 (10.8)

1.40 (1.13–1.74)

0.002

131 (7.5)

1.56 (1.21–2.02)

0.001

 < 15 years

Male

842

83 (9.9)

Reference group

55 (6.5)

Reference group

Female

855

104 (12.2)

1.19 (0.96–1.48)

0.108

70 (8.2)

1.22 (0.93–1.60)

0.147

15–39 years

Male

511

25 (4.9)

Reference group

13 (2.5)

Reference group

Female

640

52 (8.1)

1.66 (0.85–3.23)

0.136

40 (6.3)

2.49 (1.17–5.31)

0.018

> 39 years

Male

231

11 (4.8)

Reference group

7 (3.0)

Reference group

Female

263

33 (12.5)

2.56 (1.10–5.95)

0.029

21 (8.0)

2.56 (1.00–6.54)

0.049