Table 3 |
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Symptoms children presented with and reasons caretakers gave for having used government or private providers |
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Variable |
Government |
Drug shops & private clinics |
Crude OR (95% CI) |
p-value |
Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
p-value |
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Presenting symptom * |
n = 151 (%) |
n = 286 (%) |
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Cough |
83 (55.0) |
138 (48.3) |
1.31 (0.88 – 1.95) |
0.182 |
N/A |
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Running nose |
105 (69.5) |
205 (71.7) |
0.90 (0.59 – 1.39) |
0.640 |
N/A |
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Difficulty in breathing |
30 (19.9) |
62 (21.7) |
0.90 (0.55 – 1.46) |
0.660 |
N/A |
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Fast breathing |
18 (11.9) |
52 (18.2) |
0.61 (0.34 – 1.09) |
0.090 |
0.67 (0.32 – 1.40) |
0.284 |
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Convulsions |
9 (6.0) |
22 (7.7) |
0.76 (0.34 – 1.70) |
0.503 |
N/A |
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Pallor |
4 (2.7) |
11 (3.9) |
0.68 (0.21 – 2.18) |
0.514 |
N/A |
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Diarrhoea |
49 (32.5) |
67 (23.4) |
1.57 (1.01 – 2.44) |
0.042 † |
0.98 (0.54 – 1.79) |
0.947 |
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Vomiting |
44 (29.1) |
56 (19.6) |
1.69 (1.07 – 2.67) |
0.024 † |
2.07 (1.10 – 3.89) |
0.024 ‡ |
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Perception of provider* |
n = 151 (%) |
n = 286 (%) |
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Conduct of health provider |
51 (33.8) |
53 (18.6) |
2.23 (1.41 – 3.53) |
<0.001 † |
1.70 (0.94 – 3.08) |
0.077 |
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Qualification of health provider |
90 (56.6) |
27 (9.5) |
14.10 (7.67 – 25.92) |
<0.001 † |
10.32 (5.84 – 18.26) |
<0.001 ‡ |
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Experience of health provider |
65 (43.3) |
50 (17.5) |
3.59 (2.26 – 5.71) |
<0.001 † |
1.93 (1.07 – 3.48) |
0.030 ‡ |
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Provider is polite |
6 (4.0) |
23 (8.1) |
0.47 (0.19 – 1.19) |
0.103 |
N/A |
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Good equipment |
44 (29.1) |
22 (7.7) |
4.92 (2.74 – 8.81) |
<0.001 † |
1.88 (0.88 – 4.02) |
0.103 |
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Good infrastructure |
20 (13.3) |
14 (4.9) |
2.96 (1.43 – 6.09) |
0.002 † |
1.31 (0.50 – 3.43) |
0.576 |
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Treatment being cheap |
58 (38.4) |
88 (30.9) |
1.40 (0.92 – 2.11) |
0.113 |
N/A |
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Provider is nearby |
68 (45.0) |
205 (71.9) |
0.32 (0.21 – 0.49) |
<0.001 † |
0.62 (0.36 – 1.06) |
0.080 |
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Easier to get more treatment there |
37 (24.5) |
58 (20.4) |
1.27 (0.79 – 2.03) |
0.318 |
N/A |
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To get first aid |
9 (6.0) |
47 (16.5) |
0.32 (0.15 – 0.68) |
0.002 † |
0.20 (0.08 – 0.52) |
0.001 ‡ |
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The reference category was the government facilities. * Multiple answers were given for the presenting symptom or perception of provider. † Significant at bivariate analysis. ‡ Significant at multivariable analysis. N/A stands for Not Applicable. It is for those variables whose p ≥ 1 and were hence not included in the multivariable analysis. |
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Rutebemberwa et al. Malaria Journal 2009 8:45 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-45 |
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