Table 3 Multivariable associations between socio-demographic factors and health treatment seeking behaviour for childhood illnesses
Variables | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex of child | |||
 Female | 1.00 |  |  |
 Male | 1.06 | 1.03 to 1.08* | < 0.001 |
Age of mothers | |||
 15–24 | 1.00 |  |  |
 25–34 | 1.01 | 0.97 to 1.04 | 0.761 |
 35–49 | 1.03 | 0.98 to 1.08 | 0.191 |
Education attainment of mother | |||
 No education | 1.00 |  |  |
 Primary | 1.19 | 1.16 to 1.23* | < 0.001 |
 Higher (secondary and above) | 1.18 | 1.14 to 1.23* | < 0.001 |
Occupation of mother | |||
 Not working | 1.00 |  |  |
 Working | 1.15 | 1.12 to 1.18* | < 0.001 |
Marital status | |||
 Never married | 1.00 |  |  |
 Ever married | 1.01 | 0.96 to 1.07 | 0.679 |
Wealth index | |||
 Poorest | 1.00 |  |  |
 Poorer | 0.98 | 0.94 to 1.02 | 0.245 |
 Middle | 0.97 | 0.93 to 1.01 | 0.143 |
 Richer | 0.90 | 0.86 to 0.94* | < 0.001 |
 Richest | 0.84 | 0.80 to 0.88* | < 0.001 |
Access to media | |||
 No | 1.00 |  |  |
 Yes | 1.20 | 1.17 to 1.23* | < 0.001 |
Distance to health facility | |||
 Not a problem | 1.00 |  |  |
 A problem | 0.87 | 0.85 to 0.90* | < 0.001 |
Number of living children | |||
 1–2 | 1.00 |  |  |
 3–4 | 0.90 | 0.87 to 0.93* | < 0.001 |
 5+ | 0.85 | 0.81 to 0.88* | < 0.001 |