Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression results of factors associated with care-seeking and timely care-seeking from a biomedical health provider
Respondent characteristics | Care seeking | Timely care seeking | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | n = 281 (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | n = 149 (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
Slum name | ||||
 Senti | 68 (71.6%) | 1.0 | 40 (58.8%) | 1.0 |
 Mgona | 97 (60.6%) | 0.64 (0.36–1.14) | 61 (62.9%) | 0.92 (0.45–1.85) |
 Ntandire | 116 (56.3%) | 0.56 (0.32–0.98)* | 48 (41.4%) | 0.59 (0.29–1.19) |
Caregiver’s education | ||||
 No education/adult literacy | 57(54.8%) | 1.0 | 30 (52.6%) | 1.0 |
 Primary | 141 (64.4%) | 1.82 (0.84–3.91) | 75 (53.2%) | 1.21 (0.41–3.54) |
 Secondary + | 83 (60.1%) | 1.55 (0.67–3.61) | 44 (53%) | 1.17 (0.38–3.59) |
Age of caregiver | ||||
 16–25 | 129 64.5%) | 1.0 | 69 (53.5% | NA |
 26–30 | 86 (65.2%) | 1.20 (0.71–2.02) | 44 (51.2%) |  |
  ≥ 31 | 66 (51.2%) | 0.85 (0.44–1.64) | 36 (54.5%) |  |
Age of children (in months) | ||||
 1–11 | 64 (71.9%) | 1.0 | 35 (54.7%) | 1.O |
 12–23 | 73 (62.4%) | 0.60 (0.32–1.14) | 42 (57.5%) | 0.96 (0.46–2.00) |
 24–36 | 82 (59.9%) | 0.68 (0.37–1.27) | 39 (47.6%) | 0.69 (0.34–1.41) |
 37–53 | 62 (52.5%) | 0.54 (0.30–0.99)* | 33 (53.2%) | 1.02 (0.48–2.15) |
Knowledge of danger signs | ||||
 No/little knowledge | 202 (58.6%) | 1.0 | 112 (55.4%) | 1.0 |
 Knowledgeable | 79 (68.1%) | 1.52 (0.94–2.47) | 37 (46.8%) | 0.57 (0.33–0.99)* |
Home management of illness undertaken | ||||
 No | 145 (68.4%) | 1.0 | 92 (63.4%) | 1.0 |
 Yes | 136 (54.6%) | 0.54 (0.36–0.81)** | 57 (41.9%) | 0.44 (0.27–0.74)** |
Distance (walking minutes) | ||||
  ≤ 30 Minutes | 102 (60.4%) |  | 61 (59.8%) | 1.0 |
 31–60 Minutes | 106 (61.6%) | NA | 63 (59.4%) | 1.12 (0.62–2.04) |
  > 60 Minutes | 73 (60.8%) |  | 25 (34.2%) | 0.53 (0.25–1.15) |
Perceived illness severity | ||||
 Minor | ||||
  Moderate | 45 (51.7%) | 1.0 | 26 (57.8%) | NA |
  Severe | 126 (56.8%) 110 (72.4%) | 1.17 (0.69–2.00) 2.40 (1.34–4.30)** | 68 (54%) 55 (50.%) |  |
Fever | ||||
 No | 54 (50.9%) | 1.0 | 26 (48.1%) | NA |
 Yes | 227 (63.9%) | 1.77 (1.10–2.86)* | 123 (54.2%) |  |
Diarrhoea | ||||
 No | 153 (57.3%) | 1.0 | 76 (49.7%) | NA |
 Yes | 128 (66%) | 1.28 (0.84–1.97) | 73 (57%) |  |
ARI Symptoms | ||||
 No | 128 (54.7%) | 1.0 | 66 (51.6%) | NA |
 Yes | 83 (62.9%) | 1.40 (0.90–2.17) | 39 (47%) |  |