Factors | VMW service | AOR | (95% CI) | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Users (n=207) | Non-users (n=193) | Â | Â | Â | |
VMW’s education |  |  |  |  |  |
 <4 years | 127 | 73 |  |  |  |
 ≥4 years | 80 | 120 | 1.48 | (0.95-2.31) | 0.085 |
VMW’s experience |  |  |  |  | |
 <72 months | 85 | 119 |  |  |  |
 ≥72 months | 122 | 74 | 2.44 | (1.52-3.94) | <0.001 |
VMW’s service quality |  |  |  |  | |
 <4.2 point | 85 | 91 |  |  |  |
 ≥4.2 point | 122 | 102 | 0.84 | (0.51-1.38) | 0.487 |
Caregiver’s age |  |  |  |  | |
 <28 years | 114 | 94 |  |  |  |
 ≥28 years | 93 | 99 | 0.82 | (0.51-1.30) | 0.397 |
Distance from nearest public health centre | Â | Â | |||
 <25.5 km | 127 | 73 |  |  |  |
 ≥25.5 km | 80 | 120 | 0.35 | (0.21-0.56) | <0.001 |
Caregiver’s literacy |  |  |  |  | |
 Illiterate | 117 | 118 |  |  |  |
 Literate | 90 | 75 | 0.98 | (0.58-1.65) | 0.943 |
Caregiver’s occupation |  |  | |||
 Farmer | 198 | 172 |  |  |  |
 Other | 9 | 21 | 0.43 | (0.17-1.05) | 0.062 |
Caregiver’s wealth index |  |  | |||
 Low | 69 | 46 |  |  |  |
 Middle | 102 | 89 | 0.63 | (0.37-1.07) | 0.089 |
 High | 36 | 58 | 0.35 | (0.18-0.68) | 0.002 |
Child age | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 <12 months | 36 | 46 |  |  |  |
 12-59 months | 171 | 147 | 1.29 | (0.17-2.23) | 0.358 |
Most recent symptom was Fever/Malaria | Â | Â | |||
 Yes | 158 | 148 |  |  |  |
 No | 49 | 45 | 0.96 | (0.56-1.62) | 0.866 |
Severity of symptoms | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 Mild | 51 | 36 |  |  |  |
 Moderate | 121 | 110 | 0.75 | (0.43-1.31) | 0.312 |
 Severe | 35 | 47 | 0.52 | (0.25-1.05) | 0.068 |
Number of symptoms | Â | Â | |||
 One | 21 | 18 |  |  |  |
 Two | 30 | 33 | 1.01 | (0.41-2.48) | 0.979 |
 Three or more | 156 | 142 | 1.29 | (0.61-2.74) | 0.511 |