Healthcare-seeking behavior for respiratory illnesses in Kenya: implications for burden of disease estimation

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Factors associated with healthcare-seeking behavior for acute respiratory illness (all counties), Kenya, 2018

Characteristic		Number^a	Went to any health facility (public or private)			Went to a private health facility			Purchased drugs from a pharmacy/shop
			%	Adjusted Odds Ratio* (95% CI)	p-value	%	Adjusted Odds Ratio* (95% CI)	p-value	%	Adjusted Odds Ratio* (95% CI)	p-value
Sex	Male	1,230	40.0	Ref		8.1	Ref		22.5	Ref
	Female	1,384	41.0	1.11 (0.93–1.32)	0.253	7.0	0.86 (0.64–1.18)	0.352	20.5	0.86 (0.71–1.03)	0.107
Age (years)	< 5 years	1,194	46.3	1.55 (1.31–1.85)	< 0.001	8.0	1.02 (0.73–1.42)	0.915	19.3	0.78 (0.64–0.96)	0.018
	5–49 years	1,291	35.7	Ref		7.1	Ref		22.8	Ref
	≥ 50 years	129	34.9	1.05 (0.71–1.55)	0.795	7.1	1.15 (0.58–2.28)	0.684	27.8	1.12 (0.72–1.74)	0.608
Education level of head of household^b	Low	1,656	40.8	Ref		5.1	Ref		21.4	Ref
	High	958	40.1	0.99 (0.80–1.21)	0.892	11.8	1.69 (1.20–2.39)	0.003	21.6	0.92 (0.73–1.16)	0.488
Household socioeconomic status^c	Low	1,645	40.7	Ref		5.5	Ref		17.6	Ref
	High	969	40.1	0.98 (0.80–1.19)	0.820	10.9	2.06 (1.33–3.19)	0.001	27.9	1.82 (1.34–2.46)	< 0.001

^aNumber who reported an episode of acute respiratory illness in the 14 days preceding the survey; ^bLevel of education for the head of the household (Low = Primary level or none, High = Secondary level or higher); ^cHousehold socio-economic status (Low = 1–3 quintile, High = 4–5 quintile). *Adjusted for site (county) and all variables listed

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