Table 1 Association between medicine retailer demographics and study outcomes
| Â | % (n) | Unadjusted odds ratios and (95% confidence intervals; p values) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Recommended ACTs as malaria treatment for adult patients | Recommended ACTs as malaria treatment for under 5 patients | Reported selling ACTs more than any other antimalarial | ||
Age | ||||
 Under 30 | 38% (33) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
 Between 30 and 40 | 44% (38) | 0.65 (0.25–1.67; 0.371) | 1.08 (0.42–2.75; 0.872) | 0.99 (0.38–2.54; 0.978) |
 Over 40 | 17% (15) | 0.98 (0.28–3.39; 0.968) | 0.80 (0.23–2.76; 0.724) | 0.90 (0.26–3.13; 0.875) |
Gender | ||||
 Female | 77% (67) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
 Male | 23% (20) | 1.7 (0.60–4.79; 0.317) | 0.59 (0.21–1.66; 0.317) | 0.93 (0.34–2.57; 0.887) |
Education level | ||||
 Secondary or below | 32% (28) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
 Above secondary | 68% (59) | 1.1 (0.45–2.71; 0.836) | 1.4 (0.56–3.48; 0.475) | 1.42 (0.56–3.59; 0.461) |
Health qualification type | ||||
 Untrained | 14% (12) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
 Pharmacy | 40% (35) | 5.75 (1.31–25.29; 0.021)** | 1.5 (0.38–5.93; 0.563) | 5.29 (1.01–27.75; 0.049)** |
 Nurse/midwife | 46% (40) | 3.67 (0.86–15.59; 0.079)* | 2 (0.52–7.72; 0.315) | 3.33 (0.64–17.26; 0.151)* |
Health qualification level | ||||
 Untrained | 14% (12) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
 Assistant level | 25% (22) | 3.0 (0.67–14.15; 0.165)* | 2.4 (0.55–10.38; 0.241)* | 5 (0.88–28.29; 0.07)* |
 Professional level | 61% (53) | 5.37 (1.29–22.26; 0.021)** | 1.53 (0.41–5.73; 0.525) | 3.83 (0.76–19.22; 0.102)* |
Attended malaria workshop | ||||
 No | 59% (51) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
 Yes | 41% (35) | 1.63 (0.68–3.92; 0.277) | 1.64 (0.69–3.91; 0.264) | 2.38 (0.98–5.75; 0.055)* |