Kodhiambo Maurice O, Amugune Beatrice K, Oyugi Julius O
School of Pharmacy, Kenyatta University, P.O. Box 43844-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
BMC Res Notes. 2019 Aug 7;12(1):490. doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4514-7.
To investigate the influence of socioeconomic household characteristics on access to paediatric malaria treatment in Homa Bay County, Kenya.
From univariate analysis, treatment with analgesics only in a community health center or a faith-based organization, self-employment, urban residence and residing in a sub-county other than Suba or Mbita showed significant association with access to paediatric antimalarial treatment. However, on multivariate analysis, urban residence, education, income of 10,000 to 30,000 and information from peers were the most statistically significant predictors of access to treatment. Urban households were 0.37 times more likely to access treatment than rural ones. Having primary, secondary or post-secondary education conferred 0.25, 0.14 and 0.28 higher chance of access to paediatric malaria treatment respectively compared to those with no formal education. Those with monthly income levels of 10,000 to 30,000 shillings had 0.32 higher chance of accessing treatment compared to those with less than 5000 shillings.
调查肯尼亚霍马湾县家庭社会经济特征对儿童疟疾治疗可及性的影响。
单因素分析显示，仅在社区卫生中心或基于信仰的组织接受镇痛药治疗、个体经营、居住在城市以及居住在除苏巴或姆比塔以外的次县与儿童抗疟治疗的可及性显著相关。然而，多因素分析表明，城市居住、教育程度、10,000至30,000的收入以及来自同龄人的信息是治疗可及性最具统计学意义的预测因素。城市家庭获得治疗的可能性是农村家庭的0.37倍。与未接受正规教育的人相比，接受小学、中学或高等教育的人获得儿童疟疾治疗的机会分别高出0.25、0.14和0.28。月收入水平在10,000至30,000先令之间的人比收入低于5000先令 的人获得治疗的机会高出0.32。
