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Table 2 Multivariate linear regression analysis showing the relationship between outpatient attendance and the presence of CCM and RCD interventions for 2012–2013

From: Shifting the burden or expanding access to care? Assessing malaria trends following scale-up of community health worker malaria case management and reactive case detection

Factor

Categorization

Percent change (95% confidence interval)

p value

Community malaria treatment

Any CCM or RCD

− 5.99% (− 10.62 to 1.37%)

0.011

District

Choma

Reference

Reference

Itezhi-tezhi

− 42.74% (− 92.23 to 6.75%)

0.091

Kalomo

− 33.38% (− 64.63 to − 2.13%)

0.036

Kazungula

− 26.43% (− 64.00 to 11.13%)

0.168

Mazabuka

− 53.58% (− 87.90 to 19.26%)

0.002

Monze

− 6.66% (− 39.68 to 26.36%)

0.693

Namwala

37.24% (− 4.53 to 79.01%)

0.081

Year

2012

Reference

Reference

2013

24.29% (15.60 to 34.98%)

< 0.001

Sinetime

 

26.07% (15.25 to 36.89%)

< 0.001

Costime

 

− 8.41% (− 19.43 to 2.61%)

0.135

Type of health centre

Rural health centre

Reference

Reference

Hospital affiliated health centre

− 67.23% (− 125.6 to − 8.88%)

0.024

Hospital

− 56.22% (− 113.3 to 0.87%)

0.054

Health post

− 53.04% (− 82.72 to − 23.36%)

< 0.001

Urban health centre

119.1% (81.79 to 156.4%)

< 0.001

Enhanced vegetation index

Below median

Reference

Reference

Above median

− 5.97% (− 11.10–− 0.85%)

0.022

Monthly maximum daytime temperature

Below median

Reference

Reference

Above median

− 0.86% (− 5.94 to 4.23%)

0.741

Monthly maximum nighttime temperature

Below median

Reference

Reference

Above median

10.06% (6.62 to 13.50%)

< 0.001

Altitude

Below median

Reference

Reference

Above median

25.79% (− 0.02 to 51.60%)

0.050

  1. N = 2978 observations, 138 health centres