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Table 3 Multilevel logistic regression analysis of individual and community-level factors associated with prompt treatment-seeking behaviour

From: Prompt treatment-seeking behaviour varies within communities among guardians of children with malaria-related fever in Malawi

Variable

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

p-value

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

p-value

District of residence

 

 Ntchisi

1

  

1

  

 Lilongwe rural

0.15

(0.03, 0.82)

0.02

0.19

(0.03, 1.08

0.05

 Mchinji

0.88

(0.14, 5.34)

0.89

0.97

(0.16, 5.88)

0.97

 Balaka

0.67

(0.11, 4.15)

0.67

0.69

(0.11, 4.21)

0.69

 Mangochi

0.05

(0.01, 0.34)

 < 0.01

0.06

(0.01, 0.37)

 < 0.01

 Machinga

0.23

(0.04, 1.35)

0.10

0.25

(0.04, 1.49)

0.13

 Phalombe

2.17

(0.27, 17.07)

0.46

0.22

(0.29, 16.75)

0.45

 Chikwawa

2.63

(0.31, 22.21)

0.37

2.77

(0.34, 22.86)

0.35

 Nsanje

0.81

(0.06, 10.17)

0.87

0.08

(0.07, 9.69)

0.86

Religion

 CCAP

1

  

1

  

 Catholic

0.87

(0.21, 3.53)

0.85

0.75

(0.18, 3.16)

0.69

 Anglican

3.14

(0.25, 39.10)

0.37

2.32

(0.17, 31.41)

0.53

 SDA

1.71

(0.23, 12.64)

0.59

1.72

(0.23, 13.47)

0.60

 Muslim

0.21

(0.06, 0.74)

0.02

0.17

(0.05, 0.64)

0.01

 No religion

0.42

(0.02, 8.73)

0.57

0.37

(0.02, 8.14)

0.53

 Apostolic

3.04

(0.20, 45.98)

0.42

2.79

(0.18, 14.34)

0.47

 Jehovah’s witness

0.42

(0.02, 8.72)

0.58

0.39

(0.02, 8.66)

0.55

 Other

0.51

(0.16, 1.62)

0.25

0.50

(0.15, 1.65)

0.26

Age of guardian (years)

      

 15–19

1

  

1

  

 20–29

2.82

(0.87, 9.11)

0.08

2.84

(0.88, 9.18)

0.10

 30–39

2.97

(0.82, 10.73)

0.09

2.99

(0.83, 10.77)

0.13

 40–49

9.68

(2.43, 15.05)

0.005

19.08

(2.37, 15.36)

0.005

 50 + 

0.21

(0.04, 1.29)

0.47

0.22

(0.03, 1.36)

0.48

Education level of guardian

 

 No education

1

  

1

  

 Primary

2.18

(0.82, 5.81)

0.12

2.22

(0.82, 6.00)

0.12

 Secondary

12.86

(3.05, 54.18)

 < 0.01

12.87

(2.98, 35.62)

 < 0.01

 Tertiary

3.38

(0.03, 36.1)

0.61

2.61

(0.02, 32.37)

0.69

Community socio-economic status

     

 Lower/lowest

1

  

1

  

 Middle

1.06

(0.55, 1.44)

0.26

1.09

(0.45, 1.79)

0.76

 Higher/highest

3.22

(1.33, 7.15)

0.01

2.85

(1.30, 6.22)

0.01

Community distance to health facility

     

 ≤5 km

1

  

1

  

  > 5 km

0.53

(0.28, 0.97)

0.04

0.44

(0.21, 0.92)

0.03

  1. *Random intercepts included at the cluster, enumeration area (EA) and household levels
  2.  +Guardian education as proxy
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