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Table 4 Adjusted and Unadjusted O.R for under 5 children with fever in the last two weeks before survey

From: Community-based training of medical students is associated with malaria prevention and treatment seeking behaviour for children under 5 years in Uganda: a study of MESAU-MEPI COBERS in Uganda

Background characteristics

Numerator

Denominator

%

OR

95% CI

p-value

AOR

95% CI

p-value

Site status

 COBERS

167

783

21

1

  

1

  

 Non-COBERS

566

2513

23

1.16

0.95–1.41

0.149

1.05

0.68–1.62

0.821

Sex

 Female

364

1579

23

1

  

1

  

 Male

357

1648

22

0.92

0.78–1.10

0.361

0.91

0.77–1.07

0.269

Sector

 Rural

612

2819

22

1

  

1

  

 Urban

121

477

25

1.28

1.01–1.61

0.041

1.36

0.74–2.52

0.32

Wealth Quintile

 Poorest Quintile

127

496

26

1

  

1

  

 2nd Quintile

148

669

22

0.9

0.68–1.20

0.482

0.86

0.60–1.22

0.389

 3rd Quintile

197

895

22

0.92

0.71–1.19

0.523

0.89

0.65–1.21

0.448

 4th Quintile

110

521

21

0.89

0.66–1.20

0.453

0.84

0.55–1.27

0.398

 Least Poor Quintile

86

420

20

0.81

0.59–1.11

0.197

0.7

0.43–1.15

0.158

ITN use by under 5 children

 No

212

903

23

1

  

1

  

 Yes

505

1974

26

1.26

1.13–1.41

< 0.001

1.19

0.92–1.54

0.186

  1. OR Odds Ration, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio