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Table 5 Logistic regression analysis to identify independently significant variables associated with treatment seeking at Allopathic health services for febrile illnesses

From: Treatment-seeking behaviour for febrile illnesses and its implications for malaria control and elimination in Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR (Laos): a mixed method study

Covariates

Responses

Univariate Analysis

p-value

Multivariate analysis

p-value

 

Yes

No

Crude OR (95% CI)

 

AORa (95% CI)

 
 

Number (%)

Number (%)

    

Attended school

77 (27.4)

204 (72.6)

1.97 (1.0 to 3.73)

0.036

0.53 (0.14 to 2.02)

0.35

Lowest income group

192 (68.3)

89 (31.7)

0.62 (0.34 to 1.15)

0.11

0.16 (0.03 to 0.76)

0.02

Perceived enough income

82 (29.2)

199 (70.8)

0.59 (0.34 to 1.03)

0.067

1.1 (0.25 to 4.76)

0.89

Owns Tractor

51 (18.1)

230 (81.9)

0.45 (0.24 to 0.85)

0.014

0.29 (0.05 to 1.53)

0.14

House from forest ≥2.1 km

49 (17.4)

232 (82.6)

1.3 (0.64 to 2.65)

0.46

2.88 (0.71 to 11.67)

0.13

Went to Sorcerer

48 (25.9)

137 (74.1)

0.03 (0.01 to 0.081)

< 0.001

0.02 (0.005 to 0.08)

< 0.001

Went to health center

149 (80.5)

36 (19.5)

6.5 (2.97 to 14.23)

< 0.001

4.69 (1.15 to 19.06)

0.03

Prefer allopathic medicine

274 (97.5)

7 (2.5)

3.41 (0.74 to 15.59)

0.11

0.09 (0.004 to 2.09)

0.13

Health center is nearest (< 3.5 km)

94 (33.5)

187 (66.5)

5.14 (2.5 to 10.55)

< 0.001

6.5 (1.74 to 24.25)

0.005

Road to health center is good

214 (76.2)

67 (23.8)

1.53 (0.85 to 2.75)

0.14

0.56 (0.16 to 1.95)

0.36

Satisfied with the health center

261 (92.9)

20 (7.1)

4.17 (1.63 to 10.64)

0.003

2.19 (0.32 to 14.61)

0.41

Can get medicine on the counter

85 (30.2)

196 (69.8)

2.36 (1.26 to 4.45)

0.007

1.22 (0.26 to 5.72)

0.79

Prefer medicine on the counter

23 (8.2)

258 (91.8)

0.4 (0.17 to 0.96)

0.041

0.04 (0.008 to 0.22)

< 0.001

  1. aAdjusted for variables age and sex