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Table 3 Multi-level logistic model analysis for determinants of fever among children under age five

From: Socioeconomic status and the prevalence of fever in children under age five: evidence from four sub-Saharan African countries

Variable

Ghana

Nigeria

Kenya

Sierra leon

All countries

Wealth index

     

Poorer

1.09

1.09**

0.88

0.97

0.95

 

(0.83-1.42)

(1.01-1.19)

(0.72-1.07)

(0.80-1.14)

(0.86-1.04)

Middle

1.38**

1.17***

1.19*

1.05

0.88**

 

(1.02-1.85)

(1.06-1.28)

(0.97-1.45)

(0.88-1.25)

(0.79-0.98)

Richer

1.17

0.96

1.41***

1.14

0.8***

 

(0.84-1.64)

(0.86-1.07)

(1.15-1.74)

(0.95-1.38)

(0.71-0.90)

Richest

0.62**

0.87*

1.4***

1.07

0.6***

 

(0.40-0.98)

(0.76-1.00)

(1.11-1.75)

(0.85-1.36)

(0.52-0.69)

Child age

0.66***

0.93**

0.98

1.05

0.66***

 

(0.51-0.83)

(0.87-1.00)

(0.85-1.14)

(0.92-1.19)

(0.60-0.72)

Child slept under bed net

1.38*

0.81***

1.32***

1.23**

0.8**

 

(0.99-1.93)

(0.70-0.94)

(1.07-1.63)

(1.02-1.19)

(0.67-0.97)

Mother slept

0.66**

1.13

0.71***

0.81**

1.23**

 

(0.47-0.92)

(0.97-1.31)

(0.58-0.87)

(0.68-0.98)

(1.02-1.49)

Health insurance coverage

0.98

1

0.54***

0.72

1.33*

 

(0.80-1.19)

(0.73-1.37)

(0.39-0.74)

(0.47-1.09)

(0.98-1.82)

Child sex

1.3***

1.01

1.05

1.06

1.08**

 

(1.09-1.56)

(0.96-1.08)

(0.94-1.18)

(0.96-1.18)

(1.00-1.15)

Mother’s age square

1

1

1***

1***

1

 

(1.00-1.00)

(1.00-1.00)

(1.00-1.00)

(1.00-1.00)

(1.00-1.00)

Square root of child age

3.41***

1.71***

1.13

1.42**

2.22***

 

(1.98-5.89)

(1.47-1.98)

(0.82-1.57)

(1.08-1.87)

(1.88-2.63)

Water

1.24

1.04

0.97

1.03

1

 

(0.95-1.61)

(0.97-1.11)

(0.85-1.11)

(0.91-1.17)

(0.92-1.08)

Toilet

1.01

1.14***

0.59***

1

1.28***

 

(1.78-1.30)

(1.06-1.22)

(0.50-0.70)

(0.88-1.15)

(1.19-1.39)

Tuberculosis vaccination

0.63**

0.98

0.64***

0.47***

1.22***

 

(0.41-0.96)

(0.89-1.08)

(0.48-0.85)

(0.38-0.58)

(1.11-1.35)

Polio vaccination

1.09

0.77***

1.14

0.99

0.95

 

(0.69-1.71)

(0.72-0.84)

(0.87-1.49)

(0.81-1.21)

(0.87-1.04)

Measles Vaccination

1.16

0.76***

1.16

0.75***

0.93

 

(0.83-1.61)

(0.69-0.83)

(0.96-1.41)

(0.64-0.88)

(0.85-1.02)

Variance

0.05

0.25

0.11

0.22

 

Standard Deviation

0.03

0.06

0.06

0.09

 

ICC

0.01

0.07

0.03

0.06

 
  1. Note: 1. 95% confidence interval are reported in parenthesis.
  2. 2. ***, **, * show significance at 1%, 5% and 10% respectively.
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