Table 3 Predictors of treatment seeking outside home for children < 5 years with fever, before and after RAS roll-out
Survey round | Pre-RAS (N = 316) | Post-RAS (N = 653) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Predictor | % | aOR | 95% CI | P-value | % | aOR | 95% CI | P-value |
Age of caregiver (years) | ||||||||
15—29 | 41.1 | – | – | – | 31.1 | Ref. | ||
30—39 | 37.0 | – | – | – | 29.2 | 0.90 | 0.49–1.69 | 0.75 |
≥ 40 | 31.4 | – | – | – | 28.6 | 1.04 | 0.56–1.93 | 0.89 |
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 31.5 | Ref. | 27.1 | Ref. | ||||
Female | 39.0 | 1.03 | 0.48–2.20 | 0.95 | 32.3 | 1.36 | 0.88–2.12 | 0.17 |
Education | ||||||||
No education | 40.5 | Ref. | 33.4 | Ref | ||||
Primary | 41.9 | 0.95 | 0.37–2.44 | 0.92 | 25.1 | 0.76 | 0.36–1.62 | 0.48 |
Secondary and above | 35.7 | 0.58 | 0.26–1.30 | 0.19 | 30.4 | 0.83 | 0.41–1.70 | 0.61 |
Religion | ||||||||
Christians | 35.8 | – | – | – | 27.9 | Ref. | ||
Non-Christians | 40.8 | – | – | – | 32.6 | 1.59 | 0.96–2.64 | 0.07 |
Wealth quintile | ||||||||
Poorest | 37.8 | Ref. | 23.2 | Ref. | ||||
Second | 49.2 | 1.92 | 0.76–4.84 | 0.17 | 27.5 | 0.54 | 0.27–1.09 | 0.09 |
Middle | 44.5 | 1.95 | 0.77–4.92 | 0.16 | 33.4 | 0.85 | 0.44–1.65 | 0.63 |
Fourth | 28.3 | 1.03 | 0.39–2.72 | 0.95 | 24.9 | 0.57 | 0.29–1.14 | 0.11 |
Least poor | 33.4 | 3.01 | 1.03–8.82 | 0.045 | 35.6 | 0.68 | 0.34–1.37 | 0.28 |
Health zone | ||||||||
Ipamu | 28.1 | Ref. | 21.2 | Ref. | ||||
Kenge | 34.8 | 1.18 | 0.39–3.55 | 0.77 | 25.2 | 1.09 | 0.45–2.64 | 0.84 |
Kingandu | 53.0 | 2.09 | 0.52–8.38 | 0.30 | 41.4 | 2.78 | 1.01–7.65 | 0.047 |
Duration of fever | ||||||||
≤ 2 days | 36.0 | – | – | – | 21.6 | Ref. | ||
3—4 days | 35.9 | – | – | – | 34.4 | 1.42 | 0.83–2.44 | 0.20 |
≥ 5 days | 41.2 | – | – | – | 28.8 | 1.29 | 0.73–2.28 | 0.39 |
Danger signs | ||||||||
No | 33.9 | Ref. | 27.6 | Ref. | ||||
Yes | 53.7 | 2.12 | 1.03–4.38 | 0.042 | 36.9 | 1.52 | 0.89–2.61 | 0.13 |
Did something at home | ||||||||
No | 66.1 | Ref. | 40.6 | Ref. | ||||
Yes | 26.2 | 0.24 | 0.12–0.46 | < 0.001 | 25.2 | 0.51 | 0.32–0.81 | 0.005 |
Took antimalarials at home | ||||||||
No | 41.7 | Ref. | 30.6 | Ref. | ||||
Yes | 18.2 | 0.56 | 0.23–1.37 | 0.21 | 21.0 | 0.94 | 0.47–1.91 | 0.87 |