Table 2 Extent of and factors associated with having ever encountered ACT treatment failure among 685 healthcare professionals using Multivariate logistic regression
Category | Ever encountered ACT treatment failure | OR | CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | ||||
Overall | 421 (61) | 264 (39) | |||
Region | |||||
Western | 50 (38) | 80 (62) | 1.0 | – | – |
Central | 184 (62%) | 111 (38%) | 3.0 | 1.7–5.2 | 0.0001 |
Eastern | 99 (77%) | 29 (23%) | 5.4 | 2.9–9.8 | 0.0001 |
Northern | 88 (67%) | 44 (33%) | 5.3 | 2.9–9.9 | 0.0001 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 214 (61%) | 135 (39%) | 1.0 | – | – |
Female | 207 (62%) | 129 (38%) | 0.8 | 0.6–1.2 | 0.311 |
Age category | |||||
< 25 | 55 (49%) | 47 (51%) | 1.0 | – | – |
25–34 | 267 (61%) | 172 (31%) | 0.9 | 0.5–1.4 | 0.538 |
35 and above | 99 (74%) | 35 (26%) | 1.1 | 0.5–2.5 | 0.734 |
Education level | |||||
Certificate | 129 (63%) | 76 (37%) | 1.0 | – | – |
Diploma | 165 (67%) | 80 (33%) | 0.9 | 0.5–1.6 | 0.775 |
Bachelors or higher | 127 (54%) | 108 (46%) | 1.0 | 0.5–1.9 | 0.973 |
Professional experience | |||||
0–1 years | 60 (39%) | 92 (61%) | 1.0 | – | – |
2–3 years | 129 (59%) | 88 (41) | 1.2 | 1.6–5.6 | 0.511 |
4–5 years | 104 (73%) | 39 (27%) | 2.4 | 2.2–10.2 | 0.003 |
≥ 6 years | 128 (74%) | 45 (26%) | 3.2 | 1.6–11.4 | 0.001 |
Sector of practice | |||||
Public | 157 (57%) | 119 (43%) | 1.0 | – | – |
Private | 264 (65%) | 145 (35%) | 2.7 | 1.7–3.9 | 0.0001 |
Professional cadre | |||||
Medical officer | 58 (53%) | 52 (47%) | 1.0 | – | – |
Pharmacist/Pharm tech | 50 (54%) | 42 (46%) | 0.6 | 0.5–2.9 | 0.121 |
Nurse | 218 (65%) | 116 (35%) | 0.7 | 1.3–7.2 | 0.337 |
Clinical officer | 81 (71%) | 33 (29%) | 1.3 | 1.1–7.8 | 0.514 |
Other | 14 (40%) | 21 (60%) | 0.2 | 0.5–4.5 | 0.110 |
Malaria patients per day | |||||
< 10 patients | 223 (52%) | 215 (48%) | 1.0 | – | – |
≥ 10 patients | 188 (79%) | 49 (21%) | 2.5 | 1.6–6.6 | 0.0001 |