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

BMC Public Health

Table 5 Factors associated with healthcare-seeking behavior for severe pneumonia in the last 12 months (all counties), Kenya, 2018

Characteristic		Number^a	Went to any health facility (public of private)			Went to a private health facility			Hospitalized
			%	Adjusted Odds Ratio* (95% CI)	p-value	%	Adjusted Odds Ratio* (95% CI)	p-value	%	Adjusted Odds Ratio* (95% CI)	p-value
Sex	Male	561	74.7	Ref		22.9	Ref		25.1	Ref
	Female	598	72.5	1.01 (0.77–1.31)	0.957	24.1	1.16 (0.83–1.62)	0.381	18.5	0.70 (0.52–0.94)	0.019
Age (years)	< 5 years	538	80.1	1.74 (1.27–2.38)	0.001	28.4	1.67 (1.16–2.39)	0.006	25.7	1.64 (1.15–2.34)	0.006
	5–49 years	529	66.7	Ref		17.6	Ref		16.6	Ref
	≥ 50 years	92	69.1	1.23 (0.78–1.94)	0.377	24.7	1.59 (0.88–2.88)	0.126	24.7	1.71 (0.98–2.99)	0.060
Education level of head of household^b	Low	738	71.9	Ref		18.0	Ref		20.5	Ref
	High	421	76.6	1.18 (0.84–1.67)	0.335	33.2	1.48 (1.02–2.16)	0.038	23.9	1.24 (0.89–1.73)	0.200
Household socioeconomic status^c	Low	692	73.5	Ref		20.1	Ref		19.7	Ref
	High	467	73.7	0.92 (0.67–1.27)	0.618	27.1	1.36 (0.88–2.11)	0.160	23.9	1.16 (0.83–1.61)	0.376

^aNumber who reported an episode of severe pneumonia in the last 12 months; ^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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