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Table 6 Practices for ear infections

From: Knowledge and care seeking practices for ear infections among parents of under five children in Kigali, Rwanda: a cross-sectional study

 

Practices of ear infections

 

OR (CI)

P value

Adjusted OR (CI)

P- value

Age group

  ≤ 30

1

 

1

 

 31–45

0.74(0.47–1.17)

0.202

0.80(0.42–1.56)

0.519

 46–60

0.63(0.21–1.92)

0.42

0.17(0.22–6.25)

0.855

  > 60

Not computed

   

Residence

 Rural

1

 

1

 

 Urban

1.85(1.18–2.90)

0.008*

  

Level of education

 None

1

 

1

 

 Primary education

1.6(0.74–3.48)

0.232

0.98(0.29–3.25)

0.972

 Secondary & higher

2.08(0.89–4.87)

0.091

1.65(0.43–6.41)

0.468

 Vocational education

7.9(1.62–38.34)

0.01*

2.57(0.34–19.24)

0.359

Socioeconomic status

 Low

1

 

1

 

 Middle

1.48(0.91–2.39)

0.112

1.74(0.87–3.48)

0.121

 High

1.4(0.67–2.97)

0.377

1.70(0.50–5.77)

0.394

  1. *significant at bivariate analysis