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Table 4 Predictors of use of non-prescribed anti-malarial drugs among adult respondents

From: The use of non-prescribed anti-malarial drugs for the treatment of malaria in the Bolgatanga municipality, northern Ghana

Attribute

OR

95% CI

P-value

Knows symptoms of malaria

   

No

1.00

-

0.079

Yes

0.25

0.05 – 1.18

 

Knows cause of malaria

   

No

1.00

-

0.208

Yes

0.60

0.27 – 1.33

 

Knows source of malaria treatment

   

No

1.00

-

0.026

Yes

0.38

0.16 – 0.89

 

Started treatment >24 hours of symptoms

   

No

1.00

-

0.046

Yes

2.06

1.01 – 4.19