Table 3 Contextual psychosocial factors associated with high prompt care-seeking ideation (N = 479)

Region

 Amhara (reference)

1.00

N/A

1.00

N/A

 Oromia

0.40

0.22–0.72

0.54

0.25–1.13

 SNNPR

0.72

0.42–1.22

0.39

0.19–0.77

 Tigray

1.24

0.73–2.09

0.95

0.52–1.75

High Malaria transmission zone (reference- no/low)

1.98

1.31–2.99

1.85

1.03–3.30

Age in years

 15–24 (reference)

1.00

N/A

1.00

N/A

 25–34

1.58

0.94–2.66

2.41

1.32–4.38

 35–49

1.29

0.74–2.22

2.04

1.05–3.93

Primary education or more (reference- none)

1.99

1.36—2.92

2.24

1.42–3.55

Non-Christian (reference-Christian)

0.47

0.32–0.71

0.79

0.45–1.37

Married (reference- Not married)

1.56

0.73–3.34

1.54

0.68–3.49

Wealth index

 Poorest (reference)

1.00

N/A

1.00

N/A

 Poorer

0.68

0.36–1.29

0.78

0.39–1.54

 Middle

0.81

0.49–1.34

1.00

0.57–1.76

 Richer

1.16

0.66–2.03

1.42

0.74–2.72

 Richest

1.01

0.61–1.69

1.44

0.74–2.81

Household has adequate bed nets (reference- no)

1.46

0.88–2.42

1.05

0.60–1.83

Vulnerable household (reference- no)

0.73

0.48–1.09

0.86

0.55–1.35

Household owns family health guide (reference-no)

1.04

0.64–1.68

0.75

0.44–1.27

Survey timing

 Baseline (2016)

1.00

N/A

1.00

N/A

 Follow up (2019)

1.06

0.73–1.54

0.86

0.56–1.31