Table 2 Univariate analysis of predictors of household access to paediatric malaria treatment
Characteristics | Access | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Accessible | Inaccessible | OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Drugs given | ||||
 Antibiotic only | 6 (2.8) | 2 (1.1) | 1 |  |
 ACT + anti-biotics | 8 (3.6) | 9 (4.8) | 3.38 (0.52–21.73) | 0.189 |
 ACT + analgesic | 25 (11.5) | 18 (9.6) | 2.16 (0.39–11.95) | 0.369 |
 ACT + other anti-malarial | 4 (1.8) | 7 (3.7) | 5.25 (0.69–39.48) | 0.096 |
 ACT only | 118 (54.4) | 52 (27.5) | 1.32 (0.26–6.77) | 0.737 |
 Analgesic only | 9 (4.1) | 22 (11.6) | 7.33 (1.24–43.41) | 0.017 |
 Non-ACT anti-malarial | 21 (9.7) | 59 (31.2) | 8.43 (1.58–45.05) | 0.004 |
 Cannot remember | 26 (12.0) | 20 (10.5) | 1.02 (0.53–1.34) | 0.560 |
Was blood drawn for diagnosis? | ||||
 Yes | 172 (78.2) | 138 (74.2) | 1 |  |
 No | 27 (12.3) | 35 (18.8) | 1.62 (0.93–2.80) | 0.085 |
 Cannot remember | 21 (9.5) | 13 (7.0) | 1.55 (0.87–2.41) | 0.096 |
Where did you seek care | ||||
 Government hospital | 128 (61.0) | 86 (41.7) | 1 |  |
 Private hospital | 19 (9.0) | 20 (9.7) | 1.57 (0.79–3.11) | 0.197 |
 Pharmacy | 17 (8.1) | 16 (7.8) | 1.40 (0.67–2.92) | 0.368 |
 Community Health Centre | 2 (1.0) | 7 (3.3) | 5.21 (1.06–25.68) | 0.025 |
 Shop | 17 (8.1) | 11 (5.3) | 0.96 (0.43–2.16) | 0.927 |
 Traditional practitioner | 8 (3.7) | 11 (5.3) | 2.05 (0.79–5.29) | 0.133 |
 Other | 2 (1.0) | 8 (3.9) | 5.95 (1.23–28.71) | 0.126 |
Faith Based Org. (FBO) | 6 (2.9) | 13 (6.3) | 3.22 (1.18–8.81) | 0.017 |
 Not sure | 11 (5.2) | 24 (11.7) | 4.31 (0.82–6.34) | 0.71 |
Occupation | ||||
 Business | 15 (6.8) | 21 (11.2) | 1 |  |
 Farmer | 32 (14.6) | 42 (22.5) | 0.94 (0.42–2.10) | 0.875 |
 Salaried employment | 27 (12.3) | 25 (13.4) | 0.66 (0.28–1.56) | 0.344 |
 Self employed | 125 (57.1) | 85 (45.4) | 0.49 (0.24–1.00) | 0.046 |
 No response | 20 (9.2) | 14 (7.5) | 0.73 | 0.512 |
Household status | ||||
 Rural | 55 (26.6) | 86 (42.3) | 1 |  |
 Urban | 144 (69.6) | 87 (43.7) | 0.39 (0.25–0.59) | < 0.001 |
 No response | 8 (3.8) | 26 (13.0) | 0.93(0.62–1.26) | 0.077 |
Sub-County | ||||
 Homabay | 14 (6.5) | 33 (17.5) | 1 |  |
 Kabondo | 26 (12.0) | 27 (14.3) | 0.44 (0.19–1.01) | 0.049 |
 Kasipul | 42 (19.4) | 6 (3.2) | 0.06 (0.02–0.17) | < 0.001 |
 Mbita | 7 (3.2) | 44 (23.3) | 2.67 (0.96–7.35) | 0.053 |
 Ndhiwa | 36 (16.6) | 9 (4.7) | 0.11 (0.04–0.28) | < 0.001 |
 Rangwe | 30 (13.8) | 10 (5.3) | 0.14 (0.47–2.79) | < 0.001 |
 Suba | 13 (6.0) | 35 (18.5) | 1.14 (0.47–2.79) | 0.770 |
 Rachuonyo | 31 (14.2) | 9 (4.8) | 0.12 (0.05–0.33) | < 0.001 |
 No response | 18 (8.3) | 16 (8.4) | 1.54 (0.79–1.55) | 0.063 |