Table 6 Generalized linear models of time lost due to malaria in economically active patients (≥ 15 years old)
From: Economic costs analysis of uncomplicated malaria case management in the Peruvian Amazon
Variable | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | PD mean (SD) | Mean ratio | [95% CI] | Mean ratio | [95% CI] | |
Delayed diagnosis | ||||||
No (0–48 h) | 26 | 7.2 (7.4) | Ref | Ref | ||
Yes (> 48 h) | 59 | 12.3 (8.5) | 1.7 | [1.2;2.4] | 1.8 | [1.3;2.6] |
Diagnosis test | ||||||
RDT | 23 | 9.4 (7.4) | Ref | Ref | ||
Microscopy | 62 | 11.3 (8.7) | 1.2 | [0.8;1.7] | 1.2 | [0.8;1.7] |
Malaria species | ||||||
P. vivax | 55 | 10.2 (8.3) | Ref | Ref | ||
P. falciparum | 30 | 11.8 (8.7) | 1.2 | [0.8;1.7] | 1.2 | [0.8;1.6] |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 39 | 11.5 (9.1) | Ref | Ref | ||
Male | 46 | 10.1 (7.8) | 0.9 | [0.6;1.2] | 0.9 | [0.6;1.3] |
Education level | ||||||
Primary or higher | 76 | 10.3 (8.0) | Ref | Ref | ||
No education | 9 | 14.3 (11.3) | 1.4 | [0.8;2.5] | 1.6 | [1.0;2.8] |
Time to the health centre | ||||||
< 120 min | 46 | 9.5 (7.1) | Ref | Ref | ||
≥ 120 min | 39 | 12.3 (9.7) | 1.3 | [0.9;1.8] | 1.2 | [0.8;1.7] |