Determinants of Health Seeking Behavior among Caregivers of Infants Admitted with Acute Childhood Illnesses at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

Table 3

Relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and health seeking among the respondents.

Variables	Immediate health seeking behavior				OR	95 CI		p value
	Yes		No
	N		n			Lower	Upper
Age in years
11-20	6	54.5	5	45.5	1.25	0.34	4.64	0.739
21-30	40	57.1	30	42.9	1.39	0.67	2.89	0.380
31 and above	24	49.0	25	51.0	Ref
Residence
Rural	20	41.7	28	58.3	Ref
Urban	50	61.0	32	39.0	2.19	1.06	4.52	0.034
Marital status
Single	9	31.0	20	69.0	Ref
Married	59	61.5	37	38.5	3.54	1.46	8.61	0.005
Separated/widowed	2	40.0	3	60.0	1.48	0.21	10.46	0.693
Religion
Christian	66	54.1	56	45.9	1.57	0.34	7.32	0.562
Muslim	3	42.9	4	57.1	Ref
Level of education
Primary	23	40.4	34	59.6	Ref
Secondary	27	62.8	16	37.2	2.50	1.11	5.63	0.028
College	20	66.7	10	33.3	2.96	1.17	7.46	0.022
Number of children
1 to 3	58	54.2	49	45.8	Ref
4 to 6	9	50.0	9	50.0	0.85	0.31	2.30	0.741
7 and above	3	60.0	2	40.0	1.27	0.20	7.89	0.800

Significant at p<0.05 bolded; OR= odds ratio; CI= confidence interval; Ref = reference.