Predictors of caregiver adherence to administration of amodiaquine during delivery of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Togo

Table 2 Results of logistic regression model of variables predicting adherence to Day 2 and Day 3 SMC administration by caregivers of eligible children in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Chad and Togo (n = 12.730)

Variable	Category	Odds ratio	p	95% CI
Lead mother visit	No	Ref
Lead mother visit	Yes	2.500	< 0.001	1.930	3.237
Caregiver self-reported literacy	No	Ref
Caregiver self-reported literacy	Yes	0.950	0.707	0.726	1.242
Heard date of cycle 4 SMC delivery	No	Ref			Ref
Heard date of cycle 4 SMC delivery	Yes	0.501	< 0.001	0.367	0.685
Adverse reactions to SMC medicines	No	Ref
Adverse reactions to SMC medicines	Yes	0.293	< 0.001	0.237	0.362
Caregiver awareness of importance of AQ administration	No	Ref
Caregiver awareness of importance of AQ administration	Yes	2.190	< 0.001	1.697	2.825
Caregiver awareness of purpose of SMC	No	Ref
Caregiver awareness of purpose of SMC	Yes	1.397	0.009	1.088	1.793
Caregiver awareness of SMC	No	Ref
Caregiver awareness of SMC	Yes	1.377	0.005	1.104	1.717
Caregiver age	< 20 years	Ref
	20–29 years	0.559	0.282	0.194	1.611
	30–39 years	0.570	0.299	0.197	1.646
	40–49 years	0.393	0.090	0.133	1.158
	50–59 years	0.307	0.044	0.097	0.966
	> 60 years	0.410	0.215	0.100	1.680
Caregiver level of education	No education	Ref
	Informal or religious education	1.021	0.882	0.779	1.338
	Primary school	1.028	0.882	0.715	1.479
	Junior secondary school	1.083	0.707	0.715	1.638
	Senior secondary school	0.832	0.442	0.520	1.331
	Higher education	1.237	0.474	0.691	2.213
Age of selected child	3–11 months	Ref
	1 years	1.428	0.099	0.935	2.182
	2 years	1.420	0.094	0.942	2.139
	3 years	1.442	0.078	0.959	2.168
	4 years	1.311	0.184	0.880	1.953

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