Determinants of Health Seeking Behavior among Caregivers of Infants Admitted with Acute Childhood Illnesses at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
Table 3
Relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and health seeking among the respondents.
Variables
Immediate health seeking behavior
OR
95 CI
p value
Yes
No
N
n
Lower
Upper
Age in years
11-20
6
54.5
5
45.5
1.25
0.34
4.64
0.739
21-30
40
57.1
30
42.9
1.39
0.67
2.89
0.380
31 and above
24
49.0
25
51.0
Ref
Residence
Rural
20
41.7
28
58.3
Ref
Urban
50
61.0
32
39.0
2.19
1.06
4.52
0.034
Marital status
Single
9
31.0
20
69.0
Ref
Married
59
61.5
37
38.5
3.54
1.46
8.61
0.005
Separated/widowed
2
40.0
3
60.0
1.48
0.21
10.46
0.693
Religion
Christian
66
54.1
56
45.9
1.57
0.34
7.32
0.562
Muslim
3
42.9
4
57.1
Ref
Level of education
Primary
23
40.4
34
59.6
Ref
Secondary
27
62.8
16
37.2
2.50
1.11
5.63
0.028
College
20
66.7
10
33.3
2.96
1.17
7.46
0.022
Number of children
1 to 3
58
54.2
49
45.8
Ref
4 to 6
9
50.0
9
50.0
0.85
0.31
2.30
0.741
7 and above
3
60.0
2
40.0
1.27
0.20
7.89
0.800
Significant at p<0.05 bolded; OR= odds ratio; CI= confidence interval; Ref = reference.