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Table 3 Association between selected socio-demographic factors and FCHVs’ services utilization (N = 446)

From: Female community health volunteers service utilization for childhood illness- improving quality of health services only is not enough: a cross-sectional study in mid-western region, Nepal

   

95% CI

Variable

 

AOR

Lower

Upper

Economic status

Poor

   
 

Middle

1.19

0.68

2.06

 

Rich

1.52

0.76

3.04

Number of family members

3 or 4

   
 

5 or more

1.38

0.77

2.47

Living with grandparents

0.48*

0.27

0.86

Caregiver’s age

25 or more

   
 

Less than 25

1.14

0.69

1.90

Literate

 

1.04

0.81

1.33

Caste

Upper caste

   
 

Dalit

1.27

0.73

2.19

 

Janajati (indigenous)

1.19

0.48

2.91

Able to pay the cost of health care

   
 

Always/usually

0.24**

0.12

0.46

Mother can decide to use health service

   
 

Yes

0.42*

0.20

0.89

Have participated in mothers’ group

   
 

Yes

3.23**

1.81

5.76

Time to FCHV's residence

Less than 10 minutes

   
 

11-30 minutes

0.42*

0.25

0.70

 

More than 30 minutes

0.31**

0.16

0.59

Have health facility within one hour’s walk

   
 

Yes

1.63

0.99

2.68

Satisfaction with FCHVs’ services

Generally satisfied/not satisfied

   
 

Extremely satisfied

1.55

0.93

2.57

  1. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01.