Table 3 Factors associated with an antibiotic prescription from a formal health care setting for under-five children with fever/cough in SSA

Residence

Urban

1

1

Rural

1.04 (1.01, 1.07)

1.08 (1.04, 1.12)^*

Sex of child

Male

1

1

Female

0.99 (0.97, 1.01)

1.01 (0.98, 1.03)

Mothers’ age (in years)

15–24

1

1

25–34

1.01 (0.98, 1.03)

1.03 (0.99, 1.07)

35–49

0.99 (0.96, 1.02)

1.03 (0.99, 1.07)

Child age (in months)

< 12

1

1

12—23

1.01 (0.98, 1.05)

1.01 (0.97, 1.04)

24—35

0.98 (0.94, 1.02)

0.97 (0.93, 1.01)

36 – 47

0.95 (0.92, 0.99)

0.94 (0.90, 0.98)^**

48 – 59

0.91 (0.86, 0.95)

0.89 (0.84, 0.94)^**

Mother's level of education

No

1

1

Primary

0.97 (0.95, 1.00)

0.96 (0.93, 0.99)^**

Secondary

0.96 (0.94, 0.99)

0.95 (0.92, 0.99)^**

Higher

0.98 (0.93, 1.04)

0.99 (0.93, 1.08)

Household wealth status

Poorest

1

1

Poorer

1.03 (0.99, 1.06)

1.02 (0.98, 1.06)

Middle

1.07 (1.04, 1.11)

1.07 (1.02, 1.11)^*

Richer

1.02 (0.98, 1.06)

1.02 (0.97, 1.08)

Richest

1.04 (1.00, 1.07)

1.03 (0.98, 1.09)

Media exposure

No

1

1

Yes

1.07 (1.04, 1.10)

1.06 (1.02, 1.10)^*

Number of under-five children in the household

One

1

1

Two

0.95 (0.93, 0.98)

0.94 (0.91, 0.97)^**

Three

0.91 (0.88, 0.94)

0.89 (0.85, 0.93)^**

Four

0.90 (0.85, 0.96)

0.90 (0.83, 0.98)^*

Five and above

0.98 (0.93, 1.03)

0.95 (0.89, 1.02)

Mode of delivery

SVD

1

1

CS

1.05 (1.01, 1.10)

1.03 (0.97, 1.09)

Mothers’ healthcare decision-making autonomy

Mothers alone

1

1

Jointly with their partner/husband

0.99 (0.96, 1.02)

0.96 (0.92, 1.01)

Husband/partner alone

0.91 (0.88, 0.95)

0.90 (0.86, 0.94)^*

Someone else

0.95 (0.92, 0.98)

0.95 (0.90, 0.99)^*