From: Referral of children seeking care at private health facilities in Uganda
Predictor variable (whether a child was referred or not) | Adjusted odds ratios | 95% CI | P-value |
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Number of children with fever aged less than 5 years who visit the health facility per day | 1.1 | 0.9–1.3 | 0.1 |
Number of children with cough aged less than 5 years who visit the health facility per day | 1.1 | 0.9–1.2 | 0.07 |
Number of children with diarrhoea aged less than 5 years who visit the health facility per day | 0.9 | 0.7–0.9 | 0.02 |
Gender of health worker (female) | 0.6 | 0.3–1.5 | 0.3 |
Nursing assistant/aide | 2.8 | 0.6–12.4 | 0.2 |
Enrolled nurse/midwife | 1.5 | 0.3–7.0 | 0.6 |
Registered nurse/midwife | 8.4 | 1.2–15.6 | 0.03 |
Clinical officer | 2.7 | 0.4–18.3 | 0.9 |
Tertiary (certificate diploma) | 1.2 | 0.6–2.2 | 0.6 |
Ever attended training workshops on malaria management | 1.9 | 1.2–3.6 | 0.04 |
Ever attended training workshops on pneumonia management | 0.9 | 0.3–2.4 | 0.8 |
Ever attended training workshops on diarrhoea management | 0.7 | 0.3–1.4 | 0.3 |
Whether thermometer is available at health facility | 1.1 | 0.3–4.0 | 0.8 |
Whether functioning microscope is available at health facility | 1.2 | 0.5–2.8 | 0.7 |
Whether malaria rapid diagnostic test is available at health facility | 0.9 | 0.5–1.7 | 0.7 |
Whether a copy of malaria treatment guidelines is available at health facility | 1.3 | 0.6–2.7 | 0.5 |