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Table 3 Factors associated with the use of ACT, OKT health district, south of Benin, 2011

From: Low use of artemisinin-based combination therapy for febrile children under five and barriers to correct fever management in Benin: a decade after WHO recommendation

Variables

Use of ACT

 

N

%

Crude PRR (95% CI)

Adjusted PRR (95% CI)

Information about children

Age group (month)

 0–23

375

51.65

1

 

 24–60

351

48.35

1.10 [0.83–1.42]

 

Sex

 Male

381

52.48

1

 

 Female

345

47.52

1.05 [0.76–1.40]

 

Rank number in the siblings

  ≤ 2

268

39.91

1

  > 2

458

63.09

0.80 [0.59–1.08]

Use of thermometer

 No

596

82.09

1

1

 Yes

130

17.91

1.84 [1.33–2.41]a

1.84 [1.31–2.45]a

Number of children aged 0–5 years in the household

  ≤ 1

429

59.09

1

  > 1

297

40.91

0.91[0.64–1.26]

Information about mothers or caregivers

Age (year)

  ≤ 24

149

20.52

1

 25–29

225

30.99

0.96 [0.65–1.37]

 30–34

173

23.83

0.94 [0.61–1.38]

  ≥ 35

179

24.66

0.83 [0.54–1.23]

Primary school at least

 No

447

61.57

1

 Yes

279

38.43

1.01 [0.74–1.35]

Occupation

 Farmer

265

36.50

1

 Trade/business

441

60.74

1.11 [0.79–1.50]

 House wife

20

2.75

0.51 [0.12–1.69]

Get information about the use of ACT

 No

95

13.09

1

1

 Yes

631

86.91

3.10 [1.71–4.12]a

3.13 [1.72–4.15]a

  1. The table contains two parts: information about the children and information about mothers or caregivers. The title of each part is highlighted by using the bold text
  2. The variable “Get information about the use of ACT” was significantly associated to the use of ACT adjusted on the “Use of thermometer”
  3. aStatistically significant value of Prevalence Ratio Risk (PRR)