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Table 2 Regression analysis for the association between inappropriate ACT prescription and non-prescriber covariates

From: Extent of inappropriate prescription of artemisinin and anti-malarial injections to febrile outpatients, a cross-sectional analytic survey in the Greater Accra region, Ghana

Variable

Crude OR (95% CI)

p-value

AOR (95% CI)

p-value

Facility level factors

 RDT stock-out

  Yesa

1

 

1

 

  No

0.55 (0.36–0.85)

0.007

0.04 (0.01–0.14)

< 0.001

 Municipal

  Ga Southa

1

 

1

 

  La Dade Kotopon

1.3 (0.77–2.19)

0.322

Omitted

 

  La Nkwantanang Madina

6.4 (3.2–12.8)

< 0.01

0.37 (0.10–1.29)

0.117

Patient level factors

 Patient age-group

  <5a

1

 

1

 

  ≥5

0.61 (0.4–0.9)

0.004

0.80 (0.54–1.19)

0.265

 Access to NHIS

  Noa

1

   

  Yes

0.85 (0.62–1.2)

0.329

  
  1. AOR adjusted odds ratio, OR odds ratio
  2. aReference category/group