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Table 3 Factors associated with the preference for artemether as treatment by multiple logistic regression

From: The use and preference of artemether as a first-choice treatment for malaria: results from a cross-sectional survey in the Bata district, Equatorial Guinea

 

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)a

Area

 Rural

  

 Urban

2.45 (1.50–4.01)

 

Distance to nearest health facility

 ≤ 3 km

  

 > 3 km

0.36 (0.22–0.58)

0.52 (0.31–0.86)

Wealth quintiles

 Poorest

  

 Second

2.15 (0.98–4.69)

 

 Middle

2.22 (1.00–4.95)

 

 Fourth

2.38 (1.09–5.21)

 

 Richest

3.47 (1.59–7.60)

 

Caregiver age (years)

 15–24

  

 25–34

1.50 (0.82–2.74)

 

 35–44

1.07 (0.53–2.15)

 

 45–54

0.83 (0.39–1.77)

 

 ≥ 55

0.28 (0.08–1.04)

 

Education

 Primary school or less

  

 Secondary school or more

3.71 (2.24–6.16)

2.74 (1.74–4.30)

Malaria knowledge

 Poor

  

 Good

2.76 (1.75–4.36)

1.99 (1.27–3.12)

Did you receive advice to treat malaria?

 No

  

 Yes

2.02 (1.28–3.19)

 
  1. aOnly for the variables that stay in the model