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Table 6 Associations between receiving treatment for child fever/cough at private facilities and household sociodemographic characteristics

From: Trends in and determinants of visiting private health facilities for maternal and child health care in Nepal: comparison of three Nepal demographic health surveys, 2006, 2011, and 2016

 

2006 (N = 624)

2011 (N = 903)

2016 (N = 1193)

Household characteristics

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Wealth quintile

 Poorest (reference)

  Second poorest

1.13 (0.48–2.70)

1.84 (0.96–3.52)

2.11** (1.22–3.65)

  Middle

1.29 (0.58–2.84)

1.69 (0.81–3.54)

1.82* (1.00–3.34)

  Second richest

1.32 (0.56–3.11)

2.89** (1.32–6.31)

1.90* (1.01–3.57)

  Richest

2.45 (0.97–6.19)

3.48** (1.35–9.00)

3.68** (1.43–9.51)

Caste/ethnicity

 Dalit (reference)

  Janajati

1.46 (0.70–3.06)

1.31 (0.67–2.57)

1.04 (0.56–1.92)

  Brahmin/Chhetri

1.38 (0.72–2.64)

1.37 (0.72–2.60)

0.59 (0.32–1.08)

  Other

1.17 (0.39–3.50)

1.37 (0.61–3.09)

1.26 (0.56–2.82)

Mother’s years of schooling

0.95 (0.88–1.02)

0.96 (0.89–1.03)

0.97 (0.92–1.03)

Mother’s age

0.98 (0.94–1.01)

1.00 (0.96–1.04)

0.97 (0.94–1.01)

Female household head

1.02 (0.56–1.86)

1.30 (0.84–2.03)

0.75 (0.52–1.09)

Rural residence

0.63 (0.34–1.16)

0.98 (0.52–1.84)

1.14 (0.72–1.80)

Agroecological zone

 Mountain (reference)

  Hill

3.11** (1.32–17.30)

2.06* (1.02–4.16)

1.10 (0.50–2.42)

  Terai

5.29** (2.32–12.10)

3.71** (1.93–7.14)

3.19** (1.37–7.47)

  1. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01