Multivariate logistic regression models of care seeking following reported gastrointestinal illnesses (RGIs)
| Independent variables | Visit to clinics (yes=532, no=528) | Traditional care (yes=152, no=908) | Leftover/purchased medicine (yes=240, no=820) | ||||||
| B | OR | 95% CI | B | OR | 95% CI | B | OR | 95% CI | |
| Model 1 | |||||||||
| Sex | 0.160 | 1.173 | 0.886 to 1.553 | 0.193 | 1.213 | 0.814 to 1.806 | −0.293 | 0.746 | 0.541 to 1.027 |
| Age group | 0.270 | 1.310 | 1.094 to 1.570 | −0.406 | 0.666 | 0.516 to 0.861 | 0.079 | 1.082 | 0.878 to 1.335 |
| Education | −0.239 | 0.787 | 0.653 to 0.949 | −0.042 | 0.959 | 0.733 to 1.253 | 0.338 | 1.403 | 1.124 to 1.751 |
| Geographical region | |||||||||
| Middle versus north | 0.547 | 1.728 | 1.255 to 2.381 | 0.447 | 1.563 | 0.961 to 2.543 | −0.398 | 0.671 | 0.464 to 0.972 |
| South versus north | 0.248 | 1.282 | 0.950 to 1.730 | 0.722 | 2.058 | 1.316 to 3.219 | −0.460 | 0.631 | 0.446 to 0.894 |
| No of symptoms | 0.181 | 1.199 | 1.073 to 1.340 | −0.010 | 0.990 | 0.846 to 1.157 | 0.024 | 1.024 | 0.899 to 1.167 |
| Constant | −1.024 | 0.359 | −1.621 | 0.198 | −1.424 | 0.241 | |||
| Model 2 | |||||||||
| Sex | 0.121 | 1.129 | 0.840 to 1.516 | 0.238 | 1.269 | 0.840 to 1.916 | −0.287 | 0.750 | 0.542 to 1.039 |
| Age group | 0.200 | 1.222 | 1.011 to 1.476 | −0.328 | 0.720 | 0.553 to 0.938 | 0.098 | 1.103 | 0.891 to 1.365 |
| Education | −0.206 | 0.814 | 0.670 to 0.988 | −0.102 | 0.903 | 0.684 to 1.192 | 0.335 | 1.398 | 1.116 to 1.750 |
| Geographical region | |||||||||
| Middle versus north | 0.581 | 1.789 | 1.273 to 2.513 | 0.499 | 1.648 | 0.999 to 2.718 | −0.437 | 0.646 | 0.442 to 0.944 |
| South versus north | 0.372 | 1.451 | 1.055 to 1.994 | 0.663 | 1.940 | 1.229 to 3.064 | −0.507 | 0.602 | 0.423 to 0.857 |
| Specific symptom | |||||||||
| Diarrhoea | −0.805 | 0.447 | 0.327 to 0.612 | 0.840 | 2.316 | 1.460 to 3.675 | 0.232 | 1.261 | 0.878 to 1.812 |
| Vomiting | 0.646 | 1.907 | 1.288 to 2.825 | −0.623 | 0.536 | 0.275 to 1.047 | −0.219 | 0.803 | 0.510 to 1.264 |
| Purulent/bloody stool | 1.114 | 3.047 | 1.708 to 5.434 | −0.534 | 0.586 | 0.241 to 1.426 | −0.674 | 0.510 | 0.256 to 1.016 |
| Dehydration | 0.200 | 1.221 | 0.771 to 1.934 | −0.596 | 0.551 | 0.271 to 1.123 | 0.309 | 1.361 | 0.822 to 2.256 |
| Abdominal pain | 0.198 | 1.219 | 0.907 to 1.638 | 0.112 | 1.119 | 0.750 to 1.669 | −0.036 | 0.964 | 0.691 to 1.347 |
| Gastric discomfort | 0.336 | 1.399 | 1.043 to 1.878 | −0.293 | 0.746 | 0.504 to 1.104 | 0.143 | 1.153 | 0.821 to 1.621 |
| Anorexia | 0.345 | 1.413 | 1.073 to 1.860 | −0.100 | 0.905 | 0.616 to 1.328 | −0.003 | 0.997 | 0.726 to 1.369 |
| Other symptoms | 0.066 | 1.068 | 0.722 to 1.578 | 0.105 | 1.110 | 0.642 to 1.920 | 0.131 | 1.140 | 0.733 to 1.774 |
| Constant | −0.705 | 0.494 | −2.001 | 0.135 | −1.561 | 0.210 | |||
Sex: 1=male, 2=female; age group: 1=18–45, 2=46–55, 3≥56; education: 1=0 years, 2=1–6 years, 3=≥7 years.