Table 3 Factors associated with coverage of deworming medicine in children aged 6–59 months, 17 SSA, 2014–2019
From: Effects of deworming medication on anaemia among children aged 6–59 months in sub-Saharan Africa
Variable | Coverage of DM: % 95% (CI)‡ | Deworming |
|---|---|---|
Adjusted odds ratio: 95% (CI) | ||
Sex | ||
Male | 21.40 (20.98–21.82) | 1.00 (0.97–1.04) |
Female | 21.06 (20.64–21.47) | 1.00 |
Age in months | ||
6–11 | 2.07 (1.92–2.22)*** | 0.23 (0.21–0.24)*** |
12–23 | 9.45 (9.15–9.75) | 0.79 (0.75–0.83)*** |
24–35 | 10.35 (10.04–10.66) | 1.05 (0.99–1.10) |
36–47 | 10.48 (10.17–10.80) | 1.01 (0.96–1.07) |
48–59 | 10.10 (9.80–10.41) | 1.00 |
Age of the respondents (years) | ||
< 25 | 10.42 (10.11–10.73)*** | 0.79 (0.74–0.84)*** |
25–34 | 21.13 (20.71–21.55) | 0.90 (0.86–0.96)** |
≥ 35 | 10.91 (10.58–11.23) | 100 |
Education level of the respondents | ||
No formal education | 12.59 (12.25–12.93)*** | 0.48 (0.45–0.51)*** |
Primary education | 17.99 (17.60–18.38) | 1.21 (1.14–1.28)*** |
Secondary and above education | 11.88 (11.54–12.22) | 1.00 |
Household wealth | ||
Poorest | 9.37 (9.07–9.66)*** | 0.49 (0.45–0.53)*** |
Poorer | 9.28 (8.99–9.57) | 0.59 (0.54–0.65)*** |
Middle | 8.97 (8.68–9.25) | 0.70 (0.64–0.76)*** |
Richer | 8.64 (8.34–8.94) | 0.85 (0.79–0.92)*** |
Richest | 6.20 (5.93–6.46) | 1.00 |
Amount of media exposure† | ||
0 | 23.37 (22.93–23.80)*** | 0.55 (0.48–0.64)*** |
1 | 13.09 (12.75–13.47) | 0.76 (0.66–0.88)*** |
2 | 4.92 (4.70–15.16) | 0.76 (0.65–0.89)*** |
3 | 1.07 (0.99–1.19) | 1.00 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 11.00 (10.67–11.35)*** | 0.80 (0.75–0.85)*** |
Rural | 31.44 (30.98–31.92) | 1.00 |
Year of survey | ||
2014 | 1.79 (1.65–1.92)*** | 0.27 (0.24–0.31)*** |
2015 | 9.91 (6.65–7.17) | 0.22 (0.20–0.24)*** |
2016 | 9.45 (9.15–9.76) | 0.28 (0.25–0.31)*** |
2017 | 3.59 (3.41–3.77) | 0.74 (0.65–0.83)*** |
2018 | 17.40 (17.00–17.78) | 0.37 (0.34–0.41)*** |
2019 | 3.32 (3.14–3.50) | 1.00 |