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

Table 6

Determinants of immediate health seeking for sick infants admitted with acute childhood illnesses.

Variables	AOR	95 CI		p value
		Lower	Upper
Full model
Residence
Rural	Ref
Urban	1.11	0.43	2.91	0.829
Marital status
Single	Ref
Married	3.33	1.10	10.06	0.033
Separated/widowed	1.31	0.15	11.68	0.810
Level of education
Primary	Ref
Secondary	2.66	1.02	6.89	0.044
College	3.53	1.09	11.37	0.035
Whether familiar with danger signs in infancy
Yes	5.22	1.88	14.47	0.002
No	Ref
Distance of the nearest health facility
Less than 1km	1.95	0.80	4.76	0.140
More than 2kms	Ref
Rating the services offered in health facility
Excellent	1.93	0.65	5.74	0.234
Satisfactory	1.44	0.50	4.14	0.498
Not satisfactory	Ref
Reduced model
Marital status
Single	Ref
Married	3.34	1.22	9.18	0.019
Separated/widowed	1.35	0.15	11.79	0.788
Level of education
Primary	Ref
Secondary	2.80	1.11	7.07	0.030
College	4.20	1.43	12.38	0.009
Whether familiar with danger signs in infancy
Yes	6.28	2.34	16.84	0.000
No	Ref

AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; Ref = reference; significant p value bolded.