Table 4 Factors associated with purchasing an RDT in the ADDO when the patient was present
Outcome: receiving an RDT in an ADDO if present to be tested (n = 464) | Bivariable | Multivariable | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | p value | OR | 95% CI | p value | |
Intervention | ||||||
No subsidy | Reference | |||||
Subsidy | 1.1 | (0.6–1.9) | 0.868 | |||
Customer gender (if not patient) | ||||||
Female | Reference | |||||
Male | 1.2 | (0.5–2.7) | 0.654 | |||
Patient gender | ||||||
Female | Reference | |||||
Male | 1.0 | (0.7–1.4) | 0.920 | |||
Customer age (if not patient) | 1.0 | (1.0–1.0) | 0.198 | |||
Patient age | ||||||
<5 years | Reference | |||||
5− <14 years | 1.5 | (0.7–3.5) | 0.332 | |||
14+ years | 0.7 | (0.3–1.3) | 0.254 | |||
Customer education | ||||||
Primary | Reference | |||||
Secondary and above | 1.0 | (0.6–1.6) | 0.909 | |||
Wealth index | ||||||
Lowest | Reference | |||||
Lower | 1.0 | (0.5–2.0) | 0.925 | |||
Middle | 0.9 | (0.4–1.8) | 0.723 | |||
Higher | 1.2 | (0.6–2.5) | 0.559 | |||
Highest | 1.0 | (0.5–2.2) | 0.943 | |||
Has heard of RDTs | 3.1 | (2.0–4.8) | <0.001 | 1.7 | (0.9–3.1) | 0.088 |
Has taken an RDT before | 3.1 | (2.1–4.7) | <0.001 | 1.9 | (1.2–3.0) | 0.005 |
Sought treatment prior to ADDO visit | 0.3 | (0.2–0.5) | <0.001 | 0.3 | (0.2–0.5) | <0.001 |
Knew before coming that testing was available in ADDOs | 3.0 | (2.0–4.7) | <0.001 | 1.9 | (1.1–3.3) | 0.032 |
Believes febrile patients should be blood tested before treating | ||||||
Never | Reference | |||||
Sometimes | 1.1 | (0.1–8.9) | 0.925 | |||
Always | 2.0 | (0.3–13.9) | 0.474 | |||