Malaria case management in Papua New Guinea prior to the introduction of a revised treatment protocol

Malaria Journal

Table 4 Patient, clinician and health facility factors associated with receiving a diagnostic test for malaria infection in Papua New Guinea

Factors	Diagnostic Status		OR (95% CI)	p
	Test	No test
Patient Age
Less than 5 years of age	17	39	1.00
5+ years of age	37	39	2.7 (1.1, 6.7)	0.032
Patient Sex
Female	29	37	1.00
Male	27	44	0.7 (0.3, 1.7)	0.440
Health Worker Qualification
Community Health Worker	21	35	1.00
HEO/nursing officer	32	42	1.4 (0.5, 3.5)	0.519
Clinical Experience
Less than 20 years experience	26	33	1.00
20+ years experience	26	17	2.5 (1.0, 6.3)	0.050
Health Facility Location
Highlands (less malarious)	27	20	1.00
Southern, Momase, Islands (more malarious)	29	61	0.2 (0.1, 0.7)	0.006

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