Table 3 Factors associated with uptake of VAS among children 6–59 months in Humbo district, March 2016
Independent variables | VAS | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Information about VA | ||||
Yes | 584 | 185 | 2.18 (1.17–4.07) | 1.05 (0.28–3.95) |
No | 26 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
Information about sources of VA | ||||
Yes | 289 | 85 | 1.25 (0.90–1.73) | 1.10 (0.79–1.45) |
No | 321 | 118 | 1 | 1 |
VAS capsule observed before | ||||
Yes | 598 | 195 | 2.04 (0.82–5.07) | 1.12 (0.34–3.68) |
No | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Information about effect of VAD | ||||
Yes | 584 | 186 | 2.05 (1.09–3.86) | 1.94 (0.53–7.13) |
No | 26 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
Information about importance of VAS | ||||
Yes | 476 | 139 | 1.63 (1.04–2.32)* | 1.49 (1.02–2.17)* |
No | 134 | 64 | 1 | 1 |
Sources of information about VAS | ||||
Health professionals | 126 | 67 | 1 | 1 |
HEWs and HDA | 484 | 136 | 1.89 (1.33–2.69)* | 1.51 (1.34–2.72)* |
Time to reach to the nearest health facility | ||||
Less than 30 min | 631 | 182 | 0.73 (0.50–1.05) | 1.45 (0.98–2.14) |
More than 30 min | 182 | 631 | 1 | 1 |
Educational status of the respondent | ||||
Illiterate | 225 | 50 | 1 | 1 |
Literate | 385 | 153 | 0.55 (0.39–0.80)* | 0.53 (0.35–0.78)* |
Type of the household | ||||
Model household | 169 | 66 | 0.79 (0.56–1.12) | 1.06 (0.71–1.58) |
Non-model household | 441 | 137 | 1 | 1 |
Educational status of father | ||||
Illiterate | 53 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
Literate | 546 | 176 | 1.11 (0.64–1.92) | 1.27 (0.81–2.00) |
Wealth index | ||||
Poor | 191 | 561 | 1 | 1 |
Medium | 375 | 377 | 1.15 (0.78–1.71) | 1.15 (0.76–1.73) |
Rich | 188 | 564 | 1.94 (1.18–3.20)* | 1.80 (1.07–3.03)* |