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Table 4 Random effects multivariate logistic regression models of sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of caregivers’ recall of treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT): associations with follow-up and socio-demographic characteristics

From: Measuring malaria diagnosis and treatment coverage in population-based surveys: a recall validation study in Mali among caregivers of febrile children under 5 years

 

Sensitivity

Specificity

Accuracy

AOR (95% CI)

p-value

AOR (95% CI)

p-value

AOR (95% CI)

p-value

Type of facility

 Public urban

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Public rural

5.44 (0.40, 74.0)

0.203

0.72 (0.25, 2.07)

0.539

2.57 (0.72, 9.14)

0.144

 CHW

12.21 (1.33, 111.75)

0.027

2.22 (0.70, 7.08)

0.176

5.00 (1.66, 15.03)

0.004

 Private urban

0.53 (0.06, 4.81)

0.573

0.94 (0.30, 2.95)

0.912

0.32 (0.10, 1.01)

0.051

Region

 Bamako

1.08 (0.12, 9.95)

0.945

3.42 (1.10, 10.63)

0.033

3.74 (1.19, 11.74)

0.024

 Sikasso

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Time period

 Before SMC

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 During SMC

1.24 (0.84, 1.85)

0.278

0.33 (0.17, 0.53)

0.001

0.91 (0.70, 1.18)

0.469

Child’s age in years

 < 1

0.90 (0.46, 1.74)

0.753

1.00 (0.39, 2.57)

0.992

1.47 (1.11, 2.54)

0.015

 1

0.88 (0.49, 1.56)

0.652

0.61 (0.24, 1.58)

0.309

1.03 (0.70, 1.52)

0.880

 2

1.28 (0.75, 2.19)

0.371

0.64 (0.26, 1.55)

0.320

1.10 (0.76, 1.59)

0.607

 3

0.99 (0.55, 1.76)

0.966

1.02 (0.38, 2.71)

0.966

1.39 (0.94, 2.07)

0.103

 4

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Child’s sex

 Male

0.84 (0.59, 1.21)

0.354

0.75 (0.43, 1.31)

0.312

0.95 (0.75, 1.21)

0.685

 Female

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Days to follow-up

 1–7

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 8–14

1.00 (0.69, 1.45)

0.992

0.83 (0.48, 1.43)

0.506

0.91 (0.71, 1.18)

0.484

Caregiver’s sex

 Male

0.87 (0.52, 1.47)

0.614

1.43 (0.61, 3.33)

0.407

1.07 (0.75, 1.52)

0.721

 Female

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Caregiver’s age

 18–24

1.17 (0.54, 2.55)

0.698

1.88 (0.53, 6.59)

0.325

1.64 (0.97, 2.76)

0.063

 25–34

1.23 (0.60, 2.52)

0.579

1.23 (0.38, 3.96)

0.734

1.42 (0.88, 2.29)

0.154

 35–44

1.99 (0.91, 4.27)

0.079

2.11 (0.57, 7.78)

0.260

1.83 (1.09, 3.06)

0.022

 ≥ 45

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Wealth index of caregiver

 Poorest

0.20 (0.08, 0.48)

< 0.001

3.83 (1.02, 14.41)

0.047

0.66 (0.36, 1.18)

0.158

 2nd

0.37 (0.16, 0.87)

0.023

3.54 (1.00, 12.47)

0.049

1.02 (0.58, 1.80)

0.939

 Middle

0.72 (0.34, 1.51)

0.383

2.77 (0.89, 8.60)

0.077

1.07 (0.65, 1.76)

0.805

 4th

0.74 (0.40, 1.37)

0.337

2.15 (0.82, 5.89)

0.121

0.89 (0.59, 1.36)

0.605

 Wealthiest

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Literacy of caregiver

 Cannot read at all

0.27 (0.16, 0.46)

< 0.001

0.77 (0.35, 1.69)

0.509

0.54 (0.38, 0.77)

0.001

 Can read a little

0.38 (0.19, 0.77)

0.007

2.04 (0.53, 7.94)

0.302

0.71 (0.45, 1.14)

0.159

 Can read all of sentence

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
  1. AOR adjusted odds ratios, CHW community health worker, SMC seasonal malaria chemoprevention