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Table 6 Predictors of knowing how to give an artemisinin combination therapy in hospitals and health centres (final model)

From: Management of febrile children under five years in hospitals and health centres of rural Ghana

POTENTIAL PREDICTORS

n

% (95% CI)

Unadjusted

Adjusted

OR (95% CI)

p

OR (95% CI)

p

1. HOSPITALS

CHILD: Age

<12 months

30

26.1 (3.8, 76.1)

1.0

 

1.0

0.001

12-23 months

91

33.8 (7.2, 77.1)

1.45 (0.96, 2.18)

 

1.73 (1.25, 2.39)

 

≥24 months

215

40.3 (12.1, 76.9)

1.92 (1.08, 3.39)

 

2.23 (0.94, 5.33)

 

CHILD: Has health insurance

No

24

54.6 (11.0, 92.1)

1.0

0.09

1.0

0.03

Yes

312

35.7 (9.2, 75.3)

0.46 (0.19, 1.14)

 

0.57 (0.35, 0.92)

 

HEALTH WORKER: Cadre (history taking)

Nurse

310

50.9 (19.8, 81.3)

1.0

0.002

1.0

0.002

Doctor

0

 

-

 

-

 

Medical assistant

25

8.7 (1.5, 37.4)

0.09 (0.02, 0.37)

 

0.10 (0.04, 0.29)

 

Nurse assistant

1

33.3 (0.6, 97.6)

0.48 (0.05, 4.44)

 

0.60 (0.05, 7.31)

 

HEALTH WORKER: Cadre (consultation)

Medical assistant

127

31.4 (8.1, 70.5)

1.0

0.03

1.0

0.05

Doctor

72

25.4 (2.1, 84.2)

0.74 (0.15, 3.64)

 

1.06 (0.33, 3.50)

 

Nurse

56

45.9 (13.6, 82.1)

1.85 (0.61, 5.65)

 

2.72 (1.05, 7.02)

 

Health assistant

80

77.7 (47.0, 93.2)

7.59 (2.36, 24.40)

 

5.88 (1.96, 17.6)

 

Other

1

100

-

 

-

 

BLOOD TESTS: Has a malaria test

No

330

39.6 (11.1, 77.6)

1.0

0.004

1.0

0.009

Yes

6

7.1 (0.8, 43.6)

0.12 (0.03, 0.45)

 

0.18 (0.05, 0.60)

 

2. HEALTH CENTRES

HEALTH WORKER: Cadre (history taking)

Nurse

301

54.1 (25.7, 80.1)

1.0

0.004

1.0

0.006

Doctor

3

75.0 (13.3, 98.3)

2.54 (0.11, 60.14)

 

7.27 (0.05, >100.0)

 

Medical assistant

43

61.4 (18.9, 91.6)

1.35 (0.48, 3.77)

 

1.45 (0.56, 3.74)

 

Nurse assistant

10

13.2 (10.7, 16.1)

0.13 (0.04, 0.40)

 

0.04 (0.01, 0.17)

 

HEALTH WORKER: Cadre (consultation)

Medical assistant

143

42.7 (13.4, 78.2)

1.0

0.0001

1.0

0.006

Doctor

1

12.5 (12.5, 12.5)

0.19 (0.04, 0.83)

 

0.13 (0.03, 0.58)

 

Nurse

83

65.9 (36.8, 86.5)

2.59 (0.91, 7.37)

 

2.30 (0.82, 6.44)

 

Health assistant

102

72.9 (49.8, 87.9)

3.60 (0.78, 16.72)

 

3.65 (0.80,, 16.7)

 

Other

28

28.9 (5.8, 72.9)

0.54 (0.06, 5.29)

 

5.12 (0.60, 43.7)

 

PRESENTING SYMPTOMS: Lethargy

No

9

69.2 (42.7, 87.2)

1.0

0.01

1.0

0.006

Yes

348

50.2 (24.2, 76.1)

0.45 (0.25, 0.80)

 

0.40 (0.22, 0.73

 

PRESENTING SYMPTOMS: Oedema

No

331

49.4 (23.4, 75.7)

1.0

0.02

1.0

0.04

Yes

26

72.2 (53.4, 85.5)

2.66 (1.16, 6.09)

 

2.67 (1.03, 6.92)

 

BLOOD TEST: Malaria test negative

No

356

51.4 (25.1, 76.9)

1.0

0.09

1.0

0.04

Test

1

7.7 (0.3, 70.8)

0.08 (0.01, 1.65)

 

0.08 (0.01, 0.91)