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Table 3 Adjusted probabilities and average marginal effects assess IPC autonomy, malaria knowledge, general and specific malaria messaging, malaria ideations and community characteristics, from the 2019 baseline survey, Magoé district, Mozambique

From: Interpersonal communication, cultural norms, and community perceptions associated with care-seeking for fever among children under age five in Magoé district, Mozambique

Variable

Adjusted probability

Average marginal effect (% point)

P > z

95% conf. (%)

Interval

Age of Child

     

 0 years

72.3%

    

 1 year

64.2%

− 8.1

0.267

− 22.4

6.2

 2 years

68.2%

− 4.2

0.606

− 20.0

11.7

 3 years

79.3%

7.0

0.318

− 6.7

20.8

 4 years

61.7%

− 10.6

0.144

− 24.8

3.6

Sex of Child

     

 Female

70.5%

    

 Male

67.2%

− 3.2

0.512

− 12.9

6.4

Age of Mother

     

 15–19 years

65.4%

    

 20–29 years

67.1%

1.7

0.811

− 12.3

15.7

 30–39 years

71.0%

5.7

0.465

− 9.5

20.8

 40–55 years

73.3%

7.9

0.428

− 11.6

27.4

Mother’s Education

     

 None

64.7%

    

 Some primary

71.3%

6.6

0.352

− 7.3

20.4

 Completed primary

72.4%

7.7

0.381

− 9.5

24.9

 Some Secondary

59.1%

− 5.7

0.564

− 24.9

13.6

 Secondary or more

60.2%

− 4.5

0.757

− 33.0

24.0

Wealth Quintile

     

 Poorest

52.7%

    

 2nd poorest

72.5%

19.8

0.035

1.4

38.3

 Middle

71.8%

19.0

0.022

2.7

35.4

 2nd wealthiest

68.0%

15.3

0.079

− 1.8

32.4

 Wealthiest

78.0%

25.2

0.005

7.6

42.9

IPC about malaria

     

 Spoke with no one

62.3%

    

 Spoke only with husband

78.6%

16.3

0.015

3.2

29.4

 Spoke only with family members/ friends/community

94.0%

31.7

0.000

19.0

44.4

 Spoke with both

77.1%

14.8

0.108

− 3.3

32.9

Usual decider on care-seeking

     

 Respondent

67.0%

    

 Spouse

66.0

− 1.0

0.891

− 14.8

12.9

 Joint

68.0%

1.0

0.882

− 12.5

14.5

 Grandmother

92.0%

25.0

0.001

10.3

39.7

 Other

67.0%

0.0

1

− 44.6

44.6

Self-efficacy to seek permission

     

 No/Don’t Know

52.2%

    

 Yes

70.5%

18.3

0.026

2.1

34.4

Knows nets as prevention

     

 No

54.3%

    

 Yes

70.0%

15.6

0.087

− 2.3

33.5

Exposure to malaria messaging

     

 No

62.7%

    

 Yes

90.5%

27.8

0.000

18.1

37.6

Malaria Ideations

     

 General malaria risk perceptions

     

  Low

66.5%

    

  High

70.2%

3.8

0.468

− 6.4

13.9

 General malaria norms

     

  Low

71.3%

    

  High

66.6%

− 4.7

0.347

− 14.5

5.1

 Treatment attitudes

     

  Low

68.9%

    

  High

67.9%

− 1.0

0.852

− 11.6

9.6

 Treatment response efficacy

     

  Low

66.8%

    

  High

72.7%

5.9

0.298

− 5.2

17.1

 Treatment seeking norms

     

  Low

66.2%

    

  High

70.7%

4.5

0.398

− 5.9

14.8