How socioeconomic status affected the access to health facilities and malaria diagnosis in children under five years: findings from 19 sub-Saharan African countries

Table 2 Associations between socioeconomic status and care-seeking behaviors and receipt of blood tests for malaria in children

Variables	Care-seeking (n = 38,695)	Blood test (n = 21,513)^a
Variables	aOR 95% CI	aOR 95% CI
Wealth quintile
Highest	1.000	1.000
Fourth	0.956 (0.847–1.080)	1.004 (0.847–1.190)
Middle	0.899 (0.791–1.022)	1.014 (0.853–1.205)
Second	0.850* (0.745–0.971)	1.076 (0.898–1.288)
Lowest	0.775*** (0.675–0.889)	1.091 (0.910–1.307)
Mother & partner’s highest education level
No education	1.000	1.000
Primary	1.182*** (1.093–1.278)	1.109 (0.995–1.238)
Secondary	1.413*** (1.289–1.549)	1.142* (1.006–1.296)
Higher	1.830*** (1.561–2.145)	1.695*** (1.403–2.048)

Multiple logistic regressions were used. ORs were adjusted for sex, age, age of mother, type of residence, number of children in household, parents’ highest education level, country, survey year, and season. Survey weights were adjusted
CI Confidence interval, aOR adjusted odds ratio
*P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001
^aSample: Febrile children under five who were taken to only one health facility except for the facility that was recorded as “other” in Demographic Health Surveys and Malaria Indicators Surveys

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