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Table 3 Odds ratios of recent occurrence of fever, cough and dyspnea among Ugandan infants

From: Trends in the prevalence and care-seeking behaviour for acute respiratory infections among Ugandan infants

 

Fever

Cough

Dyspnea

 

Overall**

Boys

Girls

Overall**

Boys

Girls

Overall**

Boys

Girls

Child-level variables

 Age of child (< 2 months)

  2–5 months

1.305*

1.252*

1.366*

1.282*

1.323*

1.241*

1.366*

1.305*

1.436*

Birth order (4th)

 1st child

0.711*

0.803*

0.632*

1.053

1.068

1.055

0.754*

0.812

0.700*

 2nd child

0.720*

0.770*

0.673*

0.972

1.018

0.924

0.765*

0.900

0.641*

 3rd higher

1.057

1.135

0.987

0.942

0.996

0.887

0.994

1.001

0.986

Maternal and household -level variables

 Age of mother (15–24)

  25–34

1.410*

1.287*

1.530*

1.087

0.950

1.237*

1.402*

1.253

1.551*

   > 34

1.184*

1.155

1.204*

1.038

0.977

1.096

1.195*

1.138

1.244*

Educational level (No education)

 Primary

1.212*

1.164

1.261*

1.136

0.980

1.317*

1.834*

1.647*

2.057*

 Secondary/higher

1.233*

1.224*

1.240*

1.074

0.911

1.266

1.399*

1.194

1.662*

Occupation (Not working)

 Service/skilled manual

0.965

0.975

0.952

0.859*

0.859*

0.854*

1.020

0.976

1.067

 Agriculture/other

0.969

0.972

0.964

1.040

1.020

1.042

0.828*

0.770*

0.884

Religion (Catholic)

 Islam/others

0.826*

0.734*

0.928

0.997

0.976

1.017

1.086

1.140

1.042

BMI (Obese)

 Underweight

1.933*

2.061*

1.827*

1.436*

1.291

1.593*

0.842

0.983

1.057

 Normal weight

1.458*

1.623*

1.314*

1.079

1.012

1.152

1.139

1.239

1.050

 Overweight

1.029

1.084

0.985

0.940

0.825

1.084

1.100

1.161

0.822

Child was intended (No)

 Yes

0.780*

0.719*

0.845*

0.842*

0.846*

0.835

0.885

0.958

1.051

Wealth status (Non-poor)

 Poor

1.119*

1.106

1.131*

0.978

0.967

0.993

0.987

0.932

0.998

Residency (Rural)

 Urban

0.684*

0.627*

0.743*

0.905*

0.841*

0.971

0.933

0.873*

1.091

  1. N.B. * = significant at p < 0.05. ** = adjusted for sex