Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression of the likelihood of the PPMV’s knowledge and stocking of most effective treatments for diarrhoea. (Source: Shop survey)
From: Management of paediatric illnesses by patent and proprietary medicine vendors in Nigeria
Named most effective diarrhoea treatment (n =229) | Stocked ORS (n =229) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Odds ratio (95 % CI) | p-value | Odds ratio (95 % CI) | p-value | |
Kogi (vs Kwara) | 0.240*** (0.104 - 0.555) | 0.001 | 1.524 (0.655 - 3.544) | 0.328 |
Urban location (vs rural) | 0.844 (0.376 - 1.893) | 0.681 | 1.237 (0.549 - 2.791) | 0.608 |
Peri-urban location (vs rural) | 1.272 (0.598 - 2.705) | 0.532 | 1.093 (0.493 - 2.424) | 0.827 |
Male (vs female) | 0.563 (0.258 - 1.228) | 0.149 | 0.783 (0.346 - 1.771) | 0.556 |
Age (years) | 1.004 (0.961 - 1.049) | 0.862 | 0.966 (0.925 - 1.009) | 0.118 |
Has formal health training (vs no) | 0.551 (0.237 - 1.279) | 0.165 | 2.625** (1.013 - 6.802) | 0.047 |
Years of experience | 0.996 (0.942 - 1.053) | 0.888 | 1.017 (0.960 - 1.078) | 0.565 |
Muslim respondent (vs Christian) | 0.836 (0.420 - 1.664) | 0.609 | 0.613 (0.305 - 1.229) | 0.168 |
PCN member (vs no) | 1.690 (0.774 - 3.692) | 0.188 | 1.849 (0.731 - 4.682) | 0.194 |
Majority of household income is from shop (vs no) | 1.143 (0.573 - 2.279) | 0.704 | 1.322 (0.655 - 2.670) | 0.436 |
Shop sells wholesale drugs (vs no) | 0.565 (0.227 - 1.409) | 0.221 | 1.923 (0.706 - 5.233) | 0.201 |
Participated in any trainings in previous year (vs no) | 1.538 (0.746 - 3.250) | 0.249 | 1.253 (0.608 - 2.582) | 0.540 |
Shop offers tests or examinations to customers (vs no) | 1.119 (0.576 – 2.171) | 0.739 | 1.076 (0.537 - 2.157) | 0.836 |