Table 4 Bivariate association between the second round quality assessment scores and demographic characteristics
t’ test | Age (>28 years) | Female gender | Completed middle school | Previous health experience | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean score difference (95 % CI) | p value | Mean score difference (95 % CI) | p value | Mean score difference (95 % CI) | p value | Mean score difference (95 % CI) | p value | |
Medical history taking | −0.14 (−0.49, 0.2) | 0.410 | 0.45 (0.09, 0.81) | 0.016 | 0.29 (−0.12, 0.7) | 0.168 | 0.19 (−0.15, 0.54) | 0.265 |
Severe signs of malaria | 0.75 (−0.12, 1.62) | 0.090 | 0.38 (−0.55, 1.3) | 0.424 | 0.31 (−0.74, 1.36) | 0.562 | 0.98 (0.13, 1.84) | 0.025 |
Vital signs | 0.77 (0.01, 1.52) | 0.047 | 0.22 (−0.64, 1.09) | 0.612 | 0.80 (−0.11, 1.71) | 0.084 | 0.89 (0.13, 1.64) | 0.022 |
Malaria drug history | 0.10 (−0.03, 0.24) | 0.137 | 0.11 (0.01, 0.21) | 0.039 | 0.09 (0.0, 0.18) | 0.039 | 0.1 (−0.03, 0.23) | 0.147 |
Using RDT | 3.13 (−0.1, 6.35) | 0.057 | −2.76 (−6.03, 0.51) | 0.097 | 1.71 (−2.19, 5.61) | 0.388 | 0.45 (−2.8, 3.71) | 0.784 |
Appropriate referral to a higher level facility | −0.02 (−0.12, 0.07) | 0.656 | −0.01 (−0.11, 0.09) | 0.797 | −0.02 (−0.14, 0.09) | 0.685 | 0.07 (−0.03, 0.17) | 0.150 |
Prescribing proper drugs | 0.35 (−0.9, 1.61) | 0.581 | 0.62 (−0.72, 1.95) | 0.364 | 0.52 (−0.92, 2.9) | 0.499 | 0.58 (−0.68, 1.84) | 0.365 |
Providing treatment instruction | 0.96 (−0.63, 2.55) | 0.234 | 0.06 (−1.63, 1.75) | 0.943 | 0.99 (−0.92, 2.9) | 0.308 | −0.93 (−2.53, 0.67) | 0.251 |
Providing health education | 0.27 (−0.54, 1.08) | 0.512 | 1.02 (0.16, 1.87) | 0.020 | 0.98 (0.02, 1.95) | 0.046 | 0.38 (−0.44, 1.2) | 0.359 |
Total score | 6.16 (0.16, 12.17) | 0.044 | 0.07 (−6.38, 6.52) | 0.983 | 5.67 (−1.57, 12.91) | 0.124 | 2.7 (−3.35, 8.77) | 0.378 |