Table 3 Determinants associated with having a prescription in the five countries 2013 (logistic regression) (N = 994)
From: Treatment-seeking patterns for malaria in pharmacies in five sub-Saharan African countries
AOR | 95% CI | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Ghana | |||
Price of drug purchased | 0.38 | 0.15–0.94 | 0.04 |
Age (years) | |||
≥17 | 1.0 | ||
6–16 | 2.51 | 0.40–11.50 | 0.37 |
≤5 | 56.8 | 5.67–89.9 | <10−4 |
Mean day of fever | 1.10 | 0.91–1.32 | 0.31 |
Kenya | |||
Price of drug purchased | 1.10 | 0.98–1.24 | 0.12 |
Age (years) | |||
≥17 | 1.0 | ||
6–16 | 5.40 | 1.97–14.83 | 0.001 |
≤5 | 2.63 | 1.09–6.38 | 0.03 |
Presence of fever | |||
No | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 5.79 | 0.40–9.34 | 0.20 |
Nigeria | |||
Price of drug purchased | 1.22 | 1.02–1.45 | 0.01 |
Age (years) | |||
≥17 | 1.0 | ||
6–16 | 1.75 | 0.64–4.77 | 0.28 |
≤5 | 3.59 | 1.48–8.70 | 0.005 |
Mean day of fever | 1.33 | 1.10–1.61 | 0.02 |
Tanzania | |||
Price of drug purchased | 1.10 | 0.66–1.37 | 0.42 |
Age (years) | |||
≥17 | 1.0 | ||
6–16 | 1.22 | 0.14–10.83 | 0.86 |
≤5 | 1.15 | 0.28–4.76 | 0.84 |
Mean day of fever | 0.79 | 0.66–0.94 | 0.01 |
Uganda | |||
Price of drug purchased | 0.93 | 0.79–1.09 | 0.38 |
Age (years) | |||
≥17 | 1.0 | ||
6–16 | 1.40 | 0.43–4.51 | 0.38 |
≤5 | 0.98 | 0.41–2.35 | 0.98 |
Mean day of fever | 1.07 | 0.95–1.20 | 0.27 |