Closing the access barrier for effective anti-malarials in the private sector in rural Uganda: consortium for ACT private sector subsidy (CAPSS) pilot study

Table 5 Characteristics associated with ACT use in intervention districts

Characteristic	Value	OR	95% CI	p-value
“Price” cited as the primary reason for choosing medicine by respondent	No	1	-	p<0.001
	Yes	2.56	1.67-3.94
Socioeconomic status quintile (1–5: lowest to highest)	1	1	-	p<0.001
	2	1.51	1.13-2.01
	3	1.65	1.23-2.21
	4	1.84	1.35-2.51
	5	2.40	1.72-3.35
Age group of patient (relative to 5 years)	≥5 years	1	-	p<0.001
	<5 years	1.38	1.17-1.64
“Only medicine available” cited as the primary reason for choosing medicine by respondent	No	1	-	p=0.001
	Yes	0.44	0.27-0.71
Time since onset of patient’s malaria symptoms*	<24 hours	1	-	p=0.01
Time since onset of patient’s malaria symptoms*	24-48 hours	1.37	1.10-1.70	p=0.01
	>48 hours	1.10	0.76-1.59
Length of time it takes the respondent to walk to the nearest public health facility	<15 minutes	1	-	p=0.03
	15-29 minutes	0.82	0.62-1.08
	30-59 minutes	0.59	0.42-0.83
	1-1.9 hours	0.71	0.46-1.09
	≥2 hours	0.90	0.46-1.77

* Time since symptom-onset” and “whether the outlet was the respondent’s first stop to seek treatment” appear to be co-linear. This former variable was chosen for the model as it is more relevant to the objectives of CAPSS.

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