Table 3 Distribution of the primary caregivers’ and children’s characteristics according to the demonstrated practice of reconstitution of oral pediatric antibiotic suspension (N = 820)

Primary Caregiver

Sector/ Geographical region

Urban

31 (34.4)

18 (20.0)

41 (45.6)

90 (100)

Rural

409 (58.8)

129 (18.5)

158 (22.7)

696 (100)

26.96 (< 0.001)

Estate

19 (55.9)

6 (17.6)

9 (26.5)

34 (100)

Age

Below 35 years

337 (60.2)

97 (17.3)

126 (22.5)

560 (100)

12.99 (0.002)

35 & above years

122 (46.9)

56 (21.5)

82 (31.5)

260 (100)

Sex

Male

5 (19.2)

5 (19.2)

16 (61.5)

26 (100)

20.33 (< 0.001)

Female

454 (57.2)

148 (18.6)

192 (24.2)

794 (100)

Ethnic group

Sinhala

425 (57.2)

136 (18.3)

182 (24.5)

743 (100)

Tamil

29 (47.5)

11 (18.0)

21 (34,0.4)

61 (100)

8.24 (0.08)

Sri Lankan Muslim

5 (31.3)

6 (37.5)

5 (31.3)

16 (100)

Level of education*

No schooling/grade 1–5

10 (33.3)

7 (23.3)

13 (43.3)

30 (100)

Grade 6–10

129 (71.3)

21 (11.6)

31 (17.1)

181 (100)

27.16 (< 0.001)

Grade 11 & above

320 (52.5)

125 (20.5)

164 (26.9)

609 (100)

Employment status

Employed

88 (55.3)

27 (17.0)

44 (27.7)

159 (100)

Housewife/housework

338 (57.7)

108 (18.4)

140 (23.9)

586 (100)

5.78 (0.216)

Unemployed/retired/student

33 (44.0)

18 (24.0)

24 (32.0)

75 (100)

Wealth Index

Low

107 (52.2)

41 (20.0)

57 (27.8)

205 (100)

Middle

227 (55.4)

80 (19.5)

103 (25.1)

410 (100)

3.64 (0.456)

High

125 (61.0)

32 (15.6)

48 (23.4)

205 (100)

Child

Age of the child

3 years

212(54.5)

79(20.3)

98(25.2)

389(100)

1.377(0.502)

4–5 years

247(57.3)

74(17.2)

110(25.5)

431(100)

Child attending preschool

No

209(51.4)

89(21.9)

109(26.8)

407(100)

8.185(0.017)

Yes

250(60.5)

64(15.4)

99(24.0)

413(100)

Child having an elder sibling

No

275(57.1)

76(15.8)

131(27.2)

482(100)

6.995(0.030)

Yes

184(54.4)

77(22.8)

77(22.8)

338(100)