Table 3 Factors associated with treatment seeking for ARI among children under age five in India

Number (Percent)

Number (Percent)

AOR (95% CI) (p value)

Age of child (in months)

0–11

1489 (24.0)

833 (55.9)

1.00

12–23

1429 (23.1)

853 (59.7)

1.17 (0.96–1.41) (0.115)

24–35

1193 (19.3)

655 (54.9)

0.94 (0.78–1.15) (0.562)

36–47

1104 (17.8)

591 (53.5)

0.91 (0.74–1.11) (0.356)

48–59

983 (15.9)

548 (55.8)

0.99 (0.80–1.23) (0.957)

Child’s sex

Male

3480 (56.2)

2003 (57.6)

1.00

Female

2718 (43.9)

1476 (54.3)

0.88 (0.77-1.00) (0.052)

Child’s birth order

Less than/equal to 3

5369 (86.6)

3013 (56.1)

1.00

Greater than 3

829 (13.4)

466 (56.2)

1.01 (0.82–1.23) (0.956)

Religion

Hindu

4927 (79.5)

2733 (55.5)

1.00

Muslim

1000 (16.1)

610 (61.0)

1.26 (1.03–1.55) (0.023)

Others

270 (4.4)

136 (50.2)

0.86 (0.64–1.15) (0.301)

Caste

Scheduled caste

1551 (25.0)

885 (57.0)

1.00

Scheduled tribe

532 (8.6)

272 (51.1)

0.77 (0.61–0.98) (0.035)

Others

3770 (60.8)

2124 (56.4)

0.95 (0.81–1.12) (0.562)

Missing/don’t know

345 (5.6)

198 (57.5)

0.89 (0.62–1.27) (0.493)

Place of residence

Urban

1378 (22.2)

766 (55.6)

1.00

Rural

4820 (77.8)

2713 (56.3)

1.02 (0.84–1.23) (0.868)

Wealth index

Poorest/poorer

3194 (51.5)

1842 (57.7)

1.00

Middle

1167 (18.8)

642 (55.0)

0.87 (0.72–1.05) (0.150)

Richer/richest

1836 (29.6)

995 (54.2)

0.84 (0.69–1.02) (0.078)

Household size

Less than 6

2859 (46.1)

1658 (58.0)

1.00

Greater than/equal to 6

3339 (53.9)

1821 (54.6)

0.87 (0.76–0.99) (0.047)

Distance to health facility

No/not a big problem

4293 (69.3)

2447 (57.0)

1.00

Big problem

1905 (30.7)

1031 (54.1)

0.98 (0.82–1.17) (0.814)

Having to take transport

No/not a big problem

4417 (71.3)

2535 (57.4)

1.00

Big problem

1781 (28.7)

944 (53.0)

0.83 (0.69–0.99) (0.048)

Maternal education

No education

1343 (21.7)

761 (56.7)

1.00

Primary

915 (14.8)

517 (56.6)

1.02 (0.82–1.27) (0.866)

Secondary

3169 (51.1)

1783 (56.3)

1.06 (0.89–1.27) (0.520)

Higher

772 (12.5)

417 (54.0)

1.04 (0.80–1.35) (0.772)

Mother’s exposure to mass media

No

3117 (50.3)

1781 (57.1)

1.00

Yes

3080 (49.7)

1698 (55.1)

1.86 (1.15–3.01) (0.586)

Total

6198

3479 (56.1)

Pseudo R [2]

0.0087