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Table 4 Logistic regression of correlates of medical treatment for fever/cough (7–35 months) among children in Sub-Saharan Africa

From: Factors influencing mothers’ health care seeking behaviour for their children: evidence from 31 countries in sub-Saharan Africa

Variable

Sought medical treatment for cough/fever

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

Sex of child

 Male

1.04

0.99–1.08

 Female

1

 

Mother’s age

 15–24

1

 

 25–34

0.96

0.92–1.01

 35+

0.88*

0.82–0.95

Education

 None

1

 

 Primary

1.54*

1.48–1.62

 Sec/higher

1.49*

1.42–1.57

Household wealth

 Poorest

1

 

 Poorer

0.98

0.92–1.03

 Middle

0.98

0.93–1.04

 Richer

0.95

0.89–1.01

 Richest

0.99

0.93–1.07

Employment

 Not working

1

 

 Working

1.25*

1.20–1.29

Residence

 Rural

1

 

 Urban

0.92*

0.88–0.96

Child’s age

 7–11 months

1

 

 12–23 months

0.94*

0.89–0.99

 24–35 months

0.84*

0.79–0.89

Birth order

 1st order

1

 

 2nd order

0.99

0.94–1.04

 3rd order or more

1.04

0.97–1.13

Size of child at birth

 Large

1

 

 Average

0.88*

0.85–0.92

 Small

1.04

0.98–1.09

ANC attendance

 Did not attend

1

 

 Attended

1.68*

1.59–1.77

  1. *Level of significance at p<0.05