Table 6

Logistic regression results of the impact of measles SIAs on care-seeking for child fever, diarrhoea and cough: pooled analysis of DHS and MICS data

FeverDiarrhoeaCough
UnadjustedAdjustedUnadjustedAdjustedUnadjustedAdjusted
SIA0.97
(0.87–1.08)		0.97
(0.87 to 1.08)		1.10
(0.94 to 1.29)		1.09
(0.93 to 1.28)		0.80
(0.59 to 1.09)		0.67*
(0.48 to 0.95)
Urban1.33**
(1.24 to 1.44)		1.17**
(1.06 to 1.30)		2.02**
(1.42 to 2.87)
Child’s age0.94**
(0.92 to 0.95)		0.96**
(0.93 to 0.98)		0.94
(0.87 to 1.01)
No educationReferenceReferenceReference
Primary education1.22**
(1.14 to 1.31)		1.22**
(1.09 to 1.35)		1.03
(0.78 to 1.36)
Secondary or higher education1.56**
(1.44 to 1.69)		1.36**
(1.20 to 1.54)		1.03
(0.76 to 1.39)
First wealth quintile (poorest)ReferenceReferenceReference
Second wealth quintile1.17**
(1.09 to 1.25)		1.05
(0.95 to 1.16)		0.80
(0.59 to 1.10)
Third wealth quintile1.32**
(1.23 to 1.43)		1.08
(0.97 to 1.21)		1.04
(0.75 to 1.45)
Fourth wealth quintile1.35**
(1.24 to 1.48)		1.16*
(1.01 to 1.33)		1.20
(0.88 to 1.65)
Fifth wealth quintile (richest)1.56**
(1.40 to 1.74)		1.10
(0.94 to 1.30)		1.15
(0.78 to 1.69)
Observations37 84737 79116 73916 73930502883

  • *P< 0.05, **P<0.01.

  • Binary dependent variable equal to 1 if the mother sought care at a facility if the child was ill in the two weeks prior to the survey with each symptom, 0 otherwise. ORs and 95% CIs in parentheses. Pooled analysis of DHS and MICS data. Unadjusted models include month and survey fixed effects. Adjusted models include individual-level covariates, as well as month and survey fixed effects. Questions regarding care-seeking behaviour for fever are asked in both MICS and DHS surveys, while questions regarding diarrhoea are only asked in DHS surveys and questions related to care-seeking behaviour for cough are only asked in MICS surveys.

  • DHS, Demographic and Health Surveys; MICS, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys; SIA, supplementary immunisation activity.