Table 8 Determinants of guardians’ delay in seeking malaria treatment for their children
Variables | Overall No. (%) | Treatment-seeking time | AOR | 95% CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Early No. (%) | Delayed No. (%) | |||||
Occupation | ||||||
Government employed | 61 (15.6) | 40 (20.3) | 21 (10.9) | 0.392 | 0.059–2.621 | 0.334 |
Housewife | 37 (9.5) | 13 (6.6) | 24 (12.4) | 0.629 | 0.94–4.221 | 0.633 |
Private employed | 112 (28.7) | 69 (35.0) | 43 (22.3) | 0.418 | 0.070–2.449 | 0.339 |
Self-employed | 149 (38.2) | 53 (26.9) | 96 (49.7) | 0.600 | 0.104–3.451 | 0.567 |
Student | 21 (5.4) | 20 (10.2) | 1 (0.5) | 0.042 | 0.003–0.607 | 0.020 |
Unemployed | 10 (2.6) | 2 (1.0) | 8 (4.1) | (Reference) | ||
Monthly income (F CFA) | ||||||
Low/middle | 147 (37.7) | 47 (23.9) | 100 (51.8) | 3.794 | 2.125–6.774 | 0.000 |
High | 243 (62.3) | 150 (76.1) | 93 (48.2) | (Reference) | ||
Level of education | ||||||
Tertiary | 182 (46.7) | 73 (37.1) | 109 (56.5) | 0.315 | 0.107–0.927 | 0.036 |
Secondary/high school | 47 (12) | 7 (3.6) | 40 (20.7) | 0.637 | 0.239–1.697 | 0.367 |
Primary/none | 161 (41.3) | 117 (59.4) | 44 (22.8) | (Reference) | ||
Number of children under care | ||||||
≤ 5 | 371 (95.1) | 195 (99.0) | 176 (91.2) | 0.510 | 0.072–3.611 | 0.500 |
≥ 6 | 19 (4.9) | 2 (1.0) | 17 (8.8) | (Reference) | ||
Household size | ||||||
≤ 5 | 266 (68.2) | 174 (88.3) | 92 (47.7) | 0.141 | 0.019–1.055 | 0.056 |
6–9 | 106 (27.2) | 21 (10.7) | 85 (44.0) | 1.060 | 0.146–7.709 | 0.954 |
≥ 10 | 18 (4.6) | 2 (1.0) | 16 (8.3) | (Reference) | ||