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Table 5 Factors associated with access to appropriate treatment at drug shops

From: Treatment of fevers prior to introducing rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in registered drug shops in Uganda

  

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

Patient characteristics

n

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Sex

     

   Male

248

1

0.84

  

   Female

292

0.96 (0.67, 1.39)

   

Age (years)

     

   <5

190

1

0.44

  

   5-14

120

1.37 (0.84, 2.25)

   

   ≥ 15

230

1.17 (0.77, 1.79)

   

Education (or caregiver education)

     

   None

45

1

0.34

  

   Primary

196

1.65 (0.78, 3.51)

   

   Secondary

99

1.90 (0.84, 4.27)

   

   Tertiary (Technical/University)

13

0.84 (0.19, 2.73)

   

Marital status

     

   Single

375

1

0.32

  

   Married/Cohabiting

129

0.81 (0.52, 1.26)

   

   Widowed/Separated

29

1.52 (0.69, 3.34)

   

Wealth index

     

   Poorest

210

1

0.03

1

0.03

   Less poor

164

0.59 (0.37, 0.93)

 

0.62 (0.38 – 0.99

 

   Least poor

165

1.08 (0.70, 1.67)

 

1.13 (0.72 – 1.75)

 

Previously sought treatment elsewhere

     

   No

283

1

0.27

  

   Yes

257

1.23 (0.85, 1.78)

   

Length of illness (hours/days)

     

   ≤24 hours

56

1

0.03

1

0.04

   24-48 hours

133

1.78 (0.85, 3.72)

 

1.73 (0.82 – 3.63)

 

   3 – 7 days

299

1.61 (0.81, 3.21)

 

1.51 (0.76 – 3.02)

 

   > 7 days

52

3.49 (1.49, 8.16)

 

3.25 (1.38 -7.66)

 

Health worker characteristics

     

Staff sex

     

   Male

13

1

   

   Female

52

0.83 (0.50, 1.37)

0.46

  

Staff Training

     

   High level of training

30

1

   

   Low level of training

35

0.85 (0.57, 1.26)

0.41

  

Knowledge first line treatment is ACT

     

   No

37

1

   

   Yes

28

1.08 (0.73, 1.60)

0.70

  

Attended training on malaria

     

   No

39

1

   

   Yes

26

1.04 (0.68, 1.60)

0.84