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Table 4 Adjusted predictors of early treatment of fever (relative risk) from the best model that fits the data well

From: Treatment-seeking behaviour for childhood fever among caretakers of Chivuna and Magoye rural communities of Mazabuka District, Zambia: a longitudinal study

Predictors of early treatment of fever

OR (95 % CI)

P-value

Sources of treatment

 Health facility

1.00

1.00

 Community health workers

0.91 (0.73, 1.14)

0.421

 Other sources

0.73 (0.56, 0.95)

0.022

Season

 Rainy

1.00

1.00

 Dry

1.53 (1.30, 1.80)

< 0.001

Location

 Magoye

1.00

1.00

 Chivuna

0.62 (0.50, 0.76)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval