Table 6 Socio-demographic characteristics and treatment-seeking time for malaria
Variables | Overall No. (%) | Treatment-seeking time | OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Early No. (%) | Delayed No. (%) | |||||
Age groups (years) | ||||||
20–35 | 262 (67.2) | 152 (77.2) | 110 (57.0) | 0.470 | 0.113–1.963 | 0.301 |
36–51 | 110 (28.2) | 41 (20.8) | 69 (35.8) | 0.635 | 0.158–2.548 | 0.522 |
≥ 52 | 18 (4.7) | 4 (2.0) | 14 (7.2) | (Reference) | ||
Total | 390 (100) | 197 (50.5) | 193 (49.5) | |||
Gender of guardians | ||||||
Female | 270 (69.2) | 145 (73.6) | 125 (64.8) | (Reference) | ||
Male | 120 (30.8) | 52 (26.4) | 68 (35.2) | 1.281 | 0.710–2. 311 | 0.412 |
Total | 390 (100) | 197 (50.5) | 193 (49.5) | |||
Marital status | ||||||
Monogamy | 226 (57.9) | 105 (53.3) | 121 (62.7) | 0.962 | 0.502–1.845 | 0.907 |
Polygamy | 13 (3.3) | 3 (1.5) | 10 (5.2) | 0.268 | 0.033–2.179 | 0.218 |
Single | 39 (10.0) | 29 (14.7) | 10 (5.2) | 0.640 | 0.254–1.611 | 0.343 |
Divorced/separated | 20 (5.1) | 15 (7.6) | 5 (2.6) | 0.449 | 0.115–1.753 | 0.250 |
Widowed | 17 (4.4) | 6 (3.0) | 11 (5.7) | 1.881 | 0.485–7.286 | 0.361 |
Co-habiting | 75 (19.2) | 39 (19.8) | 36 (18.7) | (Reference) | ||
TOTAL | 390 (100) | 197 (50.5) | 193 (49.5) | |||
Level of education | ||||||
Tertiary | 161 (41.3) | 117 (59.4) | 44 (22.8) | 0.096 | 0.035–0.268 | 0.000 |
Secondary/high school | 182 (46.7) | 73 (37.1) | 109 (56.5) | 0.400 | 0.149–1.078 | 0.070 |
Primary/none | 47 (12) | 7 (3.6) | 40 (20.7) | (Reference) | ||
Total | 390 (100) | 197 (50.5) | 193 (49.5) | |||
Household size | ||||||
≤ 5 | 266 (68.2) | 174 (88.3) | 92 (47.7) | 0.117 | 0.016–0.851 | 0.034 |
6–9 | 106 (27.2) | 21 (10.7) | 85 (44.0) | 0.680 | 0.096–4.844 | 0.700 |
≥ 10 | 18 (4.6) | 2 (1.0) | 16 (8.3) | (Reference) | ||
Total | 390 (100) | 197 (50.5) | 193 (49.5) | |||