Low use of artemisinin-based combination therapy for febrile children under five and barriers to correct fever management in Benin: a decade after WHO recommendation

Table 4 Factors associated with the use of ACT, DCO health district, north of Benin, 2011

Variables	Use of ACT
	N	%	Crude PPR (95% CI)	Adjusted PPR (95% CI)
Information about children
Age group (month)
0–23	257	45.89	1	1
24–60	303	54.11	0.61 [0.39–0.93]^a	0.58 [0.34–0.94]^a
Sex
Male	288	51.43	1
Female	272	48.57	1.13 [0.90–1.39]
Rank number in the siblings
≤ 2	220	39.29	1	–
> 2	340	60.75	1.07 [0.90–1.47]	–
Use of thermometer
No	350	62.50	1	–
Yes	210	37.50	0.77 [0.49–1.14]	–
Number of children aged 0–5 years in the household
≤ 1	341	60.89	1	–
> 1	219	39.11	1.18 [0.87–1.52]	–
Information about mother or caregiver
Age (year)
≤ 24	126	20.50	1	–
25–29	118	21.07	1.18 [0.78–1.31]	–
30–34	155	27.68	1.28 [0.86–1.32]	–
≥ 35	161	28.75	1.00 [0.62–1.49	–
Primary school at least
No	424	75.71	1
Yes	136	24.29	1.35 [1.02–1.70]^a	–
Occupation
Farmer	243	43.39	1
Trade/business	249	44.46	0.78 [0.52–1.11]	–
House wife	68	12.14	0.89 [0.49–1.43]	–
Get information about the use of ACT
No	251	44.82	1	1
Yes	309	55.18	2.95 [2.70–3.09]^a	2.98 [2.72–3.11]^a

The table contains two parts: information about the children and information about mothers or caregivers. The title of each part is highlighted by using the bold text
The variable “Get information about the use of ACT” was significantly associated to the use of ACT adjusted on the children age group
^aStatistically significant value of Prevalence Ratio Risk (PRR)

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