Table 4 Attitude towards ear infections
Attitudes to ear infections | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (CI) | P-value | Adjusted OR (CI) | P- value | |
Age group | ||||
≤ 30 | 1 | 1 | ||
31–45 | 0.59(0.41–0.84) | 0.004* | 0.54 (0.37–.79) | 0.001** |
46–60 | 1.27(0.54–2.96) | 0.586 | 1.19(0.49–2.87) | 0.704 |
> 60 | 1 | 1 | ||
Residence | ||||
Rural | 1 | 1 | ||
Urban | 0.91(0.65–1.28) | 0.6 | 1.07(0.73–1.61) | 0.677 |
Level of education | ||||
None | 1 | 1 | ||
Primary education | 1.02(0.51–2.01) | 0.962 | 0.10(0.49–2.09) | 0.965 |
Secondary & higher | 0.44(0.21–0.95) | 0.037* | 0.41(0.18–0.94) | 0.034** |
Vocational education | 0.67(0.28–1.63) | 0.383 | 0.72(0.27–1.94) | 0.516 |
Socioeconomic status | ||||
Low | 1 | 1 | ||
Middle | 0.56(0.38–0.81) | 0.002* | 0.59(0.39–0.87) | 0.009** |
High | 0.65(0.37–1.16) | 0.143 | 0.80(0.42–1.51) | 0.487 |
Where they would seek treatment | ||||
None | 1 | |||
Modern treatment | 0.58(0.21–1.58) | 0.286 | 0.39(0.14–1.13) | 0.082 |
Traditional medicine | 0.45(0.15–1.38) | 0.163 | 0.12(0.09–0.89) | 0.031** |
Medical pluralism | 0.18(0.05–0.59) | 0.005* | 0.12(0.04–0.43) | 0.001** |