Table 4 Factors associated with seeking treatment first for dengue fever from public health facilities (N = 261)
Independent variables | No. respondents of WSTPHFa (%, 95 CI) | Crude ORb (95% CIc) | P values | Adjusted ORb (95% CIc) | P values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location of villages | |||||
Jinghong (n = 61) | 16 (26.2, 15.8–39.1) | 0.5335 (0.2822–1.0085) | 0.0531 | 0.8816 (0.1977–3.931) | 0.8688 |
Menghai (n = 200) | 807 (40.0, 33.2–47.2) | 1 | 1 | ||
Sex of participants | |||||
Female (n = 165) | 67 (40.6, 33.0–48.5) | 1.5795 (0.9250–2.6971) | 0.0941 | 1.6107 (0.7911–3.279) | 0.1889 |
Male (n = 96) | 29 (30.2, 21.3–40.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
Age of participants (years) | |||||
17–40 (n = 124) | 48 (38.7, 30.1–47.9) | 1.1711 (0.7076–1.9380) | 0.5390 | ||
41–84 (n = 137) | 48 (35.0, 27.1–43.7) | 1 | |||
School education | |||||
> 6 (n = 132) | 54 (40.9, 32.4–49.8) | 1.3378 (0.7470–2.3959) | 0.3277 | ||
≤ 6 (n = 129) | 42 (32.6, 24.6–41.5) | 1 | |||
Family wealth index | |||||
4–5 (n = 246) | 90 (36.6, 30.6–42.9) | 0.6731 (0.2194–2.0646) | 0.4888 | ||
1–3 (n = 13) | 100 (100, 75.3–100) | 1 | |||
Belief of Buddha blessing good people | |||||
Yes (n = 182) | 73 (40.1, 32.9–47.6) | 1.6014 (0.9058–2.8313) | 0.1053 | 0.9937 (0.2965–3.3300) | 0.9918 |
No (n = 78) | 23 (29.5, 19.7–40.9) | 1 | 1 | ||
Belief of all natural factors influencing human health | |||||
Yes (n = 198) | 66 (33.8, 27.3–40.9) | 0.5644(0.3152–1.0104) | 0.9620 | ||
No (n = 61) | 29 (47.5, 34.6–60.7) | 1 | |||
Belief of sound hygiene helpful to people’s health | |||||
Yes (n = 210) | 89 (42.4, 35.6–49.4) | 3.778 (1.5204–9.3888) | 0.0042 | 11.5671 (2.0505–65.2502) | 0.0055 |
No (n = 50) | 7 (14.0, 5.8–26.7) | 1 | 1 | ||
Heard about dengue | |||||
Yes (n = 231) | 90 (39.0, 32.6–45.6) | 2.5532 (1.0045–6.4896) | 0.0489 | 1.2562 (0.2348–6.7201) | 0.7898 |
No (n = 30) | 6 (20.0, 7.7–38.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
Perceive dengue as a severe disease | |||||
Yes (n = 130) | 67 (51.5, 42.6–60.4) | 4.0176 (2.3270–6.9366) | < 0.0001 | 5.0564 (2.0672–12.3683) | 0.0004 |
No (n = 129) | 27(20.9, 14.3–29.0) | 1 | 1 | ||
Know fever as one of dengue symptoms | |||||
Yes (n = 206) | 83 (40.3, 33.5–47.3) | 2.2056 (1.0627–4.5775) | 0.0337 | 1.4204 (0.4018–5.0219) | 0.5860 |
No (n = 46) | 11 (23.9, 12.6–38.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
Perceive dengue transmissible | |||||
Yes (n = 198) | 76 (38.4, 31.6–45.5) | 1.3393 (0.7329–2.4474) | 0.3422 | ||
No (n = 63) | 20 (31.8, 20.6–44.7) | 1 | |||
Family income source | |||||
Agriculture (n = 123) | 45(36.6, 28.1–45.8) | 1.0038 (0.6055–1.6643) | 0.9881 | ||
Others (n = 137) | 50(36.5, 28.4–45.2) | 1 | |||
Family decision | |||||
Wife or co-decision (n = 156) | 45(28.9, 21.9–36.6) | 0.4293 (0.2562–0.7193) | 0.0013 | 0.3505 (0.1682–0.7305) | 0.0051 |
Husband (n = 105) | 51 (48.6, 38.7–58.5) | 1 | 1 | ||