Research Article
Determinants of Delay in Seeking Malaria Treatment for Under-Five Children at Gambella Town, Southwest Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study
Table 2
Behavior related factors of the caregivers of under-five children at Gambella town, March 2017.
| | Variables | Delay status in malaria treatment | Total (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | p value | | Case (N = 153) number (%) | Control (N = 153) number (%) |
| | Fear of drugs side effect | | Yes | 33 (21.6) | 40 (26.1) | 73 (23.9) | 0.78 (0.46, 1.32) | 0.348 | | No | 120 (78.4) | 113 (73.9) | 233 (76.1) | 1 | |
| | History of child death | | No | 138 (90.2) | 119 (77.8) | 257 (84.0) | 2.63 (1.36, 5.06) | 0.004 | | Yes | 15 (9.8) | 34 (22.2) | 49 (16.0) | 1 | |
| | Distrust health provider | | Yes | 18 (11.8) | 11 (7.2) | 29 (9.5) | 1.72 (0.78, 3.78) | 0.176 | | No | 135 (88.2) | 142 (92.8) | 277 (90.5) | 1 | |
| | Self-medication | | Yes | 29 (19.0) | 20 (13.1) | 49 (16.0) | 1.55 (0.84, 2.89) | 0.163 | | No | 124 (81.0) | 133 (86.9) | 257 (84.0) | 1 | |
| | Visiting traditional healers | | Yes | 17 (11.1) | 12 (7.8) | 29 (9.5) | 1.47 (0.68, 3.19) | 0.331 | | No | 136 (88.9) | 141 (92.2) | 277 (90.5) | 1 | |
| | Alcohol drinking | | Yes | 21 (13.7) | 20 (13.1) | 41 (13.4) | 1.06 (0.55, 2.04) | 0.867 | | No | 132 (86.3) | 133 (86.9) | 265 (86.6) | 1 | |
| | Khat chewing | | Yes | 29 (19.0) | 11 (7.2) | 40 (13.1) | 3.02 (1.45, 6.29) | 0.003 | | No | 124 (81.0) | 142 (92.8) | 266 (86.9) | 1 | |
| | Fear of treatment cost | | Yes | 35 (22.9) | 34 (22.2) | 69 (22.5) | 1.038 (0.61, 1.77) | 0.891 | | No | 118 (77.1) | 119 (77.8) | 237 (77.5) | 1 | |
| | Knowledge | | Poor | 28 (18.3) | 21 (13.7) | 49 (16.0) | 1.41 (0.76, 2.61) | 0.277 | | Good | 125 (81.7) | 132 (86.3) | 257 (84.0) | 1 | |
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