Table 3 Adjusted effects of socio-cultural capital and economic capital on child health-seeking behaviours for diarrhoea

0.93 (0.80–1.07)

0.305

0.98 (0.71–1.35)

0.890

1.50 (0.98–2.27)

0.059

1.05 (0.70–1.57)

0.802

0.98 (0.81–1.17)

0.787

1.33 (0.96–1.83)

0.082

0.93 (0.60–1.44)

0.747

1.99 (1.26–3.13)

0.003

Child age in months

0–5

0.57 (0.44–0.74)

<0.001

0.83 (0.50–1.39)

0.478

1.04 (0.59–1.83)

0.893

0.88 (0.42–1.81)

0.722

6–11

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

12–23

0.51 (0.42–0.63)

<0.001

0.82 (0.54–1.25)

0.351

0.84 (0.49–1.45)

0.527

0.82 (0.45–1.50)

0.578

24–35

0.30 (0.23–0.38)

<0.001

0.50 (0.31–0.81)

0.005

1.39 (0.71–2.72)

0.334

0.95 (0.45–2.01)

0.893

36–47

0.14 (0.11–0.19)

<0.001

0.51 (0.28–0.93)

0.028

1.68 (0.77–3.70)

0.194

0.38 (0.17–0.84)

0.018

48–59

0.12 (0.09–0.17)

<0.001

0.55 (0.29–1.06)

0.074

1.15 (0.42–3.15)

0.785

0.68 (0.28–1.63)

0.383

Child sex

Male

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

Female

0.90 (0.77–1.04)

0.168

0.97 (0.71–1.34)

0.861

1.11 (0.74–1.67)

0.626

1.50 (0.98–2.30)

0.061

Preceding birth interval

<24 months

1.02 (0.80–1.32)

0825

0.72 (0.44–1.19)

0.200

1.37 (0.71–2.66)

0.349

0.71 (0.35–1.45)

0.348

24–47 months

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

≥48 months

0.94 (0.74–1.19)

0.599

1.00 (0.62–1.62)

0.984

1.23 (0.65–2.30)

0.521

1.06 (0.52–2.18)

0.868

Only child

0.91 (0.72–1.16)

0.455

0.94 (0.60–1.48)

0.790

1.14 (0.58–2.23)

0.704

1.40 (0.66–2.96)

0.377

Mother’s age group

14–19

1.36 (1.00–1.84)

0.043

1.06 (0.63–1.78)

0.826

1.48 (0.70–3.13)

0.299

1.18 (0.53–2.66)

0.686

20–24

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

25–29

0.89 (0.72–1.11)

0.302

0.98 (0.65–1.49)

0.941

1.17 (0.70–2.00)

0.556

0.81 (0.44–1.49)

0.498

30–34

0.93 (0.71–1.22)

0.628

0.76 (0.45–1.28)

0.298

0.90 (0.45–1.80)

0.770

0.97 (0.44–2.13)

0.938

35–39

0.70 (0.49–1.00)

0.054

1.07 (0.52–2.21)

0.815

0.87 (0.32–2.37)

0.781

0.65 (0.24–1.72)

0.381

40–49

0.69 (0.40–2.20)

0.192

0.89 (0.26–2.98)

0.873

0.26 (0.07–0.97)

0.045

0.68 (0.16–2.87)

0.601

Mother female head status

Yes

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

No

0.92 (0.73–1.16)

0.505

0.98 (0.61–1.58)

0.939

0.53 (0.28–0.99)

0.049

1.41 (0.69–2.88)

0.347

Children <5 in household

1

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

2

0.86 (0.69–1.06)

0.153

0.83 (0.55–1.24)

0.359

0.89 (0.50–1.58)

0.695

0.82 (0.44–1.55)

0.545

3/4

0.81 (0.62–1.05)

0.108

1.12 (0.61–2.06)

0.720

0.90 (0.42–1.93)

0.786

1.50 (0.63–3.54)

0.356

Region

Urban

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

Rural

0.79 (0.64–0.99)

0.036

1.29 (0.87–1.90)

0.200

1.74 (1.05–2.87)

0.031

1.15 (0.64–2.06)

0.644

Month of interview

March

2.03 (1.62–2.53)

<0.001

1.06 (0.62–1.80)

0.838

April

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

May/June

1.00 (0.80–1.27)

0.951

0.60 (0.31–1.14)

0.121

Blood in stool

No

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

Yes

2.25 (1.10–4.62)

0.027

0.86 (0.38–1.95)

0.718

0.63 (0.28–1.42)

0.261

Fever in recall period

No

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

Yes

1.60 (1.08–2.38)

0.020

1.33 (0.84–2.11)

0.227

0.87 (0.50–1.51)

0.621

ARI in recall period

No

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

Yes

2.19 (1.37–3.51)

0.001

0.63 (0.38–1.06)

0.082

0.92 (0.53–1.61)

0.773

Timely diarrhoea treatment

No

1 (ref)

Yes

2.08 (1.29–3.34)

0.003