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Table 4 Factors associated with malaria care seeking behaviour for children under five with fever in Mozambique, 2018

From: Factors associated with malaria care seeking among children under 5 years of age in Mozambique: a secondary analysis of the 2018 Malaria Indicator Survey

Variable

Bivariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

OR

95% CI

p-value

AOR

95% CI

p-value

Child’s age in months

 < 6

2.32

(1.09–4.92)

0.028

2.47

(1.14–5.31)

0.022

 6–11

1.92

(1.13–3.27)

0.017

1.75

(1.01–3.04)

0.046

 12–23

1.99

(1.35–2.91)

0.001

1.85

(1.19–2.89)

0.007

 24–35

1.28

(0.84–1.92)

0.246

1.18

(0.74–1.88)

0.473

 36–47

1.14

(0.72–1.79)

0.583

1.07

(0.69–1.68)

0.758

 48–59

1

 

Reference

1

 

Reference

Sex of the child

 Male

1

 

Reference

1

 

Reference

 Female

1.09

(0.76–1.57)

0.641

1.13

(0.76–1.70)

0.532

Place of residence

 Urban

1.42

(0.76–2.63)

0.268

0.86

(0.45–1.73)

0.705

 Rural

1

 

Reference

1

 

Reference

Region

 Niassa

0.26

(0.10–0.66)

0.005

0.81

(0.22–2.89)

0.740

 Cabo Delgado

0.24

(0.07–0.79)

0.019

0.78

(0.18–3.37)

0.733

 Nampula

0.14

(0.05–0.39)

0.000

0.47

(0.13–1.68)

0.244

 Zambezia

0.35

(0.12–1.01)

0.053

1.07

(0.28–4.07)

0.925

Tete

0.55

(0.20–1.51)

0.244

1.72

(0.44–6.71)

0.435

 Manica

0.57

(0.20–1.68)

0.307

1.66

(0.43–6.35)

0.461

 Sofala

0.37

(0.11–1.25)

0.108

1.09

(0.26–4.66)

0.902

 Inhambane

0.72

(0.23–2.27)

0.574

1.56

(0.39–6.22)

0.526

 Gaza

0.51

(0.16–1.60)

0.244

1.02

(0.27–3.94)

0.974

 Maputo Province

0.31

(0.11–0.82)

0.019

0.37

(0.13–1.08)

0.068

 Maputo City

1

 

Reference

1

 

Reference

Wealth index

 Poorest

1

 

Reference

1

 

Reference

 Poorer

1.47

(0.88–2.45)

0.142

1.25

(0.76–2.05)

0.377

 Middle

1.88

(1.06–3.34)

0.032

1.66

(0.18–3.37)

0.048

 Richer

2.62

(1.26–5.46)

0.010

1.89

(0.13–1.68)

0.128

 Richest

3.53

(1.87–6.69)

0.000

3.46

(1.26–9.49)

0.016

Mother's education

 No education

1

 

Reference

1

 

Reference

 Primary

1.58

(0.95–2.64)

0.076

1.49

(0.95–2.34)

0.085

 Secondary and higher

3.55

(1.96–6.43)

0.000

2.16

(1.19–3.93)

0.012

Mother's age in 5 year groups

 15–19

1

 

Reference

1

 

Reference

 20–24

0.80

(0.49–1.32)

0.385

0.88

(0.37–1.48)

0.705

 25–29

0.65

(0.31–1.37)

0.259

0.77

(0.24–1.48)

0.552

 30–34

0.67

(0.32–1.40)

0.288

0.94

(0.25–1.50)

0.874

 35–39

0.63

(0.34–1.17)

0.142

1.07

(0.42–2.20)

0.856

 40–44

0.34

(0.15–0.74)

0.007

0.60

(0.24–1.44)

0.280

 45–49

0.48

(0.17–1.34)

0.161

0.97

(0.27–3.47)

0.963

Child slept under ITN

 No

1

 

Reference

   

 Yes

1.70

(0.98–2.94)

0.059

   

Saw or heard malaria message in past 6 months

 No

1

 

Reference

   

 Yes

0.13

(0.80–2.12)

0.292

   

Maternal comprehensive malaria knowledge

 No

1

 

Reference

   

 Yes

0.71

(0.43–1.16)

0.169

   

Malaria messages seen or heard: seek fever treatment quickly (within 24 h)

 No

1

 

Reference

   

 Yes

1.39

(0.30–6.49)

0.674

   

Malaria messages seen or heard: seek treatment for fever

 No

1

 

Reference

   

 Yes

0.96

(0.32–2.84)

0.939

   

Malaria messages seen or heard: malaria can kill

 No

1

 

Reference

   

 Yes

1.52

(0.94–2.48)

0.089