Table 3 Associations between knowledge of at least one symptom for pneumonia and care seeking from appropriate health care providers
Children with symptoms of pneumonia, taken to an appropriate provider | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total taken to provider and reported knowledge of pneumonia symptom | N (%) | Unadjusted OR + (95% CI) | Adjusteda OR + (95% CI) | |
CAR | Total | 151/ 489 (30.9) | ||
Knowledge - No | 104/ 357 (29.1) | ref | ref | |
Knowledge - Yes | 47/ 132 (35.6) | 1.3 (0.9-2.1) | 1.4 (0.9 – 2.2) | |
Chad | Total | 254/ 928 (27.4) | ||
Knowledge - No | 166/ 630 (26.3) | ref | ref | |
Knowledge - Yes | 88/ 298 (29.5) | 1.2 (0.9 – 1.6) | 1.1 (0.8 – 1.6) | |
DRC | Total | 209/ 473 (44.2) | ||
Knowledge - No | 120/ 309 (38.8) | ref | ref | |
Knowledge – Yes | 89/ 164 (54.3) | 1.9 (1.3 – 2.7)** | 2.0 (1.3 – 3.0)** | |
Malawi | Total | 740/ 1076 (68.8) | ||
Knowledge - No | 519/ 743 (69.9) | ref | ref | |
Knowledge - Yes | 221/ 333 (66.4) | 0.9 (0.6 – 1.1) | 0.8 (0.6 – 1.1) | |
Nigeria | Total | 253/ 604 (41.9) | ||
Knowledge - No | 155/ 405 (38.3) | ref | ref | |
Knowledge - Yes | 98/ 199 (49.2) | 1.6 (1.1-2.2)** | 1.9 (1.3 – 2.9)** | |
Sierra Leone | Total | 402/ 549 (73.2) | ||
Knowledge - No | 267/ 369 (72.4) | ref | ref | |
Knowledge - Yes | 135/ 180 (75.0) | 1.1 (0.8 – 1.7) | 1.2 (0.8 – 1.9) | |