Table 2 Health-seeking behaviour among children aged 5–48 months with history of fever
Characteristics | Sample | Percent with fever * (95% CI) | Percent who sought treatment within 1 day among those with fever (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender of child | |||
Female | 2472 | 32.3 (29.2, 35.5) | 38.5 (34.7, 42.5) |
Male | 2260 | 36.2 (33.5, 39.0) | 39.3 (35.3, 43.5) |
Age of child in months | |||
5–11 | 631 | 32.7 (28.2, 37.5) | 41.7 (34.0, 49.9) |
12–23 | 1464 | 34.3 (30.7, 38.0) | 36.8 (31.7, 42.2) |
24–26 | 396 | 31.8 (24.4, 38.9) | 37.7 (26.7, 50.2) |
27–38 | 1386 | 35.9 (32.3, 39.7) | 38.0 (32.8, 43.5) |
39–48 | 976 | 31.2 (27.2, 36.8) | 42.8 (34.9, 51.1) |
Gender of guardian | |||
Female | 4363 | 34.3 (31.9, 36.7) | 39.4 (35.6, 43.4) |
Male | 213 | 24.8 (11.9, 44.6) | 35.1 (12.8, 66.5) |
Guardian’s age in years | |||
15–19 | 376 | 39.0 (31.8, 46.8) | 35.7 (26.8, 43.7) |
20–29 | 2272 | 34.3 (31.5, 37.1) | 41.6 (35.3, 48.2) |
30–39 | 1157 | 29.8 (25.8, 34.2) | 40.6 (33.3, 48.3) |
40–49 | 306 | 43.1 (32.3, 54.5) | 59.9 (45.1, 74.7) |
50 + | 78 | 48.9 (24.0, 74.3) | 12.5 (2.5, 30.7) |
Guardian’s level of education | |||
No education | 673 | 33.5 (29.5, 37.8) | 32.9 (24.8, 38.9) |
Primary | 3113 | 35.5 (32.9, 38.3) | 39.2 (34.5, 44.1) |
Secondary | 742 | 29.7 (25.8, 34.0) | 47.7 (40.2, 55.8) |
Tertiary | 48 | 19.9 (10.1, 35.6) | 33.7 (8.4, 73.8) |
Marital status for guardian | |||
Married | 3786 | 33.7 (31.3, 36.2) | 38.9 (35.7, 42.2) |
Widowed | 102 | 24.9 (16.2, 36.3) | 35.0 (20.0, 53.7) |
Divorced/separated | 541 | 35.2 (30.0, 40.7) | 41.2 (32.9, 50.2) |
Never married | 122 | 35.6 (26.3, 46.1) | 35.3 (21.0, 52.9) |
Other | 25 | 39.3 (21.4, 60.7) | 39.6 (13.0, 74.3) |
Religion | |||
CCAP | 531 | 30.2 (25.7, 35.1) | 47.7 (37.4, 60.3) |
Catholic | 594 | 32.5 (27.7, 37.6) | 42.5 (32.5, 51.9) |
Anglican | 109 | 31.5 (24.3, 39.6) | 52.5 (28.4, 80.2) |
SDA | 184 | 25.3 (16.1, 37.4) | 42.2 (27.5, 71.6) |
Muslim | 1310 | 34.9 (30.6, 39.6) | 35.5 (27.7, 37.5) |
No religion | 60 | 39.4 (25.8, 54.9) | 20.5 (6.1, 50.5) |
Apostolic | 83 | 36.3 (24.7, 49.8) | 58.4 (34.5, 78.9) |
Jehovah’s witness | 75 | 22.9 (13.6, 35.9) | 34.2 (15.2, 60.0) |
Other | 1630 | 37.1 (33.7, 40.6) | 38.1 (32.2, 44.3) |
Distance to health facility | |||
≤ 5 km | 2738 | 32.2 (29.0, 35.5) | 41.6 (39.7, 44.5) |
> 5 km | 2118 | 35.9 (32.5, 39.4) | 35.4 (32.2, 38.5) |
Size of household | |||
≤ 4 members | 2316 | 33.9 (31.1, 37.0) | 40.9 (36.7, 45.3) |
> 4 members | 2247 | 33.6 (30.6, 36.6) | 37.2 (34.6, 41.7) |
District of residence | |||
Ntchisi | 199 | 34.1 (26.7, 42.4) | 48.8 (42.2, 55.4) |
Lilongwe rural | 1372 | 34.2 (30.0, 38.5) | 34.2 (30.0, 38.5) |
Mchinji | 493 | 38.4 (29.3, 48.4) | 44.5 (29.8, 60.2) |
Balaka | 399 | 44.9 (39.0, 50.9) | 49.7 (40.3, 59.1) |
Mangochi | 800 | 37.0 (33.5, 40.6) | 37.0 (33.5, 40.6) |
Machinga | 600 | 30.0 (24.4, 36.4) | 30.0 (24.4, 36.4) |
Phalombe | 300 | 23.1 (13.7, 36.3) | 23.1 (13.7, 36.3) |
Chikwawa | 200 | 37.4 (26.7, 49.5) | 37.4 (26.7, 49.5) |
Nsanje | 200 | 21.0 (17.3, 25.2) | 41.0 (21.3, 64.0) |
Community (cluster) level wealth ranking (n = 46) | |||
Lower/lowest | 27 | 35.6 (33.1, 38.3) | 37.1 (33.4, 43.2) |
Middle | 5 | 37.9 (34.8, 41.1) | 35.7 (29.8, 42.2) |
Highest | 5 | 32.0 (29.2, 34.9) | 49.9 (43.9, 55.9) |