Table 5 Factors associated with knowledge of childhood malaria management of caregivers (n=223)

VMW’s education

 <5 years

61

56

 ≥5 years

62

44

2.00

(0.98-4.08)

0.057

VMW’s experience

 <72 months

78

56

 ≥72 months

45

44

0.61

(0.29-1.32)

0.212

VMW’s service quality

 <4.2 points

27

53

 ≥4.2 points

96

47

3.21

(1.34-7.66)

0.009

Caregiver’s age

 <27 years

68

47

 ≥27 years

55

53

1.87

(0.84-4.17)

0.128

Household size

 <4 person

70

44

 ≥4 person

53

56

0.93

(0.44-1.96)

0.840

Distance from nearest public health centre

 <10 km

78

35

 ≥10 km

45

65

0.75

(0.33-1.72)

0.493

Caregiver’s literacy

 Illiterate

30

75

 Literate

93

25

9.91

(4.66-21.05)

<0.001

Caregiver’s occupation

 Farmer

117

95

 Other

6

5

0.38

(0.09-1.60)

0.186

Caregiver’s wealth index

 Low

26

37

 Middle

63

42

1.24

(0.55-2.80)

0.598

 High

34

21

0.89

(0.34-2.32)

0.804

Child age

 <12 months

25

17

 12-59 months

98

83

0.78

(0.33-1.84)

0.564