Table 3 Relative risk ratio (95% confidence intervals) for the spatial multinomial logistic regression fitted for the choice of treatments at household level

Mother/care-giver's age

<20 yr

1.37 (1.05,1.80)*

1.44 (1.12,1.86)*

1.42 (1.09,1.84)*

20–24 yr

0.98 (0.84,1.15)

0.99 (0.85,1.15)

0.98 (0.84,1.14)

25–29 yr

0.95 (0.81,1.11)

0.89 (0.77,1.03)

0.94 (0.81,1.10)

30–34 yr

0.95 (0.79,1.14)

0.91 (0.77,1.09)

0.91 (0.75,1.09)

35+ yr

1.00

1.00

1.00

Partner's education

None

0.84 (0.72,0.98)*

0.88 (0.77,1.01)

0.75 (0.65,0.88)*

Primary

1.13 (0.96,1.33)

1.04 (0.89,1.22)

1.25 (1.06,1.47)*

Secondary/Higher

1.00

1.00

1.00

Residence

Urban

1.20 (1.05,1.36)*

1.13 (0.99,1.28)*

1.31 (1.16,1.49)*

Rural

1.00

1.00

1.00

Care factor: -time to facility

Big problem

1.06 (0.96,1.17)

1.07 (0.97,1.17)

0.87 (0.79,0.96)*

Not a problem

1.00

1.00

1.00

Care factor: -transport availability

Big problem

0.99 (0.89,1.09)

0.89 (0.81,0.98)*

0.81 (0.73,0.89)*

Not a problem

1.00

1.00

1.00

Reading newspaper

None

1.00

1.00

1.00

Once a week

0.79 (0.67,0.94)*

0.88 (0.74,1.04)

0.91 (0.77,1.09)

Daily

1.92 (1.49,2.48)*

1.26 (0.97,1.63)*

1.28 (0.98,1.66)*

Listening to radio

None

1.00

1.00

1.00

Once a week

0.90 (0.81,1.01)*

1.02 (0.92,1.14)

0.93 (0.83,1.04)*

Daily

1.28 (1.16,1.42)*

1.17 (1.06,1.29)*

1.15 (1.04,1.27)*

Watch TV

None

1.00

1.00

1.00

Once a week

1.27 (0.91,1.77)

1.40 (1.02,1.93)*

1.50 (1.09,2.06)*

Daily

0.72 (0.45,1.13)

0.87 (0.56,1.34)

0.77 (0.50,1.19)

Visited hospital (last 12 months)

No

1.00

1.00

1.00

Yes

0.72 (0.45,1.13)

1.17 (1.08,1.26)*

1.26 (1.16,1.37)*

Ethnicity

Chewa

0.95 (0.81,1.11)

1.11 (0.95,1.28)

0.82 (0.70,0.95)*

Tumbuka

0.75 (0.59,0.95)*

0.60 (0.48,0.77)*

0.63 (0.49,0.80)*

Lomwe

0.74 (0.61,0.90)*

1.22 (1.02,1.46)*

0.90 (0.75,1.09)

Tonga

1.10 (0.74,1.65)

0.41 (0.26,0.63)*

0.74 (0.49,1.13)

Yao

1.18 (0.94,1.47)

1.27 (1.02,1.57)*

1.13 (0.91,1.42)

Sena

0.54 (0.39,0.74)*

1.09 (0.82,1.45)

1.11 (0.83,1.50)

Ngoni

1.00

1.00

1.00

Household size

≤ 5

1.12 (0.84,1.49)

1.16 (0.89,1.52)

1.73 (1.29,2.32)*

6–10

1.09 (0.82,1.45)

1.05 (0.80,1.37)

1.74 (1.30,2.33)*

11+

1.00

1.00

1.00