Table 4 Predictors of health workers knowledge about artesunate-based severe malaria treatment recommendations at government hospitals—multivariable models

Age

 35–70 years

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

 21–35 years

1.70

0.96–3.01

0.071

1.19

0.71–2.02

0.509

Gender

 Female

1.0 (ref)

 Male

1.17

0.74–1.85

0.497

Cadre

 Nurse

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

 Clinician

1.86

1.18–2.91

0.007

1.14

0.66–1.95

0.645

1.23

0.75–2.05

0.412

0.80

0.53–1.20

0.272

Ward

 Medical

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

 Paediatric

1.99

1.30–3.04

0.002

1.49

1.00–2.23

0.052

1.99

1.33–2.99

0.001

1.56

0.89–2.76

0.123

Endemicity

 Low

1.0 (ref)

 High

2.97

1.04–8.46

0.042

CM guidelines

 No

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

 Yes

1.49

0.91–2.42

0.110

1.54

0.97–2.45

0.069

1.29

0.66–2.52

0.461

CM training

 No

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

 Yes

2.31

1.44–3.72

0.001

1.58

0.96–2.60

0.071

1.95

0.86–4.39

0.108

Supervision

 No

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

 Yes

1.65

0.84–3.22

0.065

2.09

0.96–4.55

0.062

AS poster

 No

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

 Yes

1.21

0.78–1.90

0.398

2.17

1.24–3.79

0.007

1.43

0.85–2.42

0.179

1.40

0.88–2.22

0.154

2.19

1.05–4.57

0.037

AS in stock

 No

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

 Yes

1.38

0.72–2.65

0.335

1.52

0.82–2.82

0.183

1.35

0.79–2.30

0.278

Survey

 Baseline

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

 Follow up

1.83

1.22–2.74

0.004

2.01

1.28–3.16

0.002

1.55

1.02–2.37

0.042

1.30

0.85–1.98

0.221

1.20

0.66–2.20

0.549