From: Determinants of malaria testing at health facilities: the case of Uganda
Characteristic | Testing at least 75% of those suspected to have malaria | Crude odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted (95% CI) | P value |
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Health facility type | |||||
Public | 693 (83.7) | Ref. | |||
Private for profit | 65 (89.0) | 1.58 (0.74–3.37) | 0.235 | 1.51 (0.46–4.95) | 0.500 |
Private not for profit | 175 (95.1) | 3.78 (1.89–7.58) | < 0.001 | 3.08 (1.49–6.38) | 0.002 |
Location | |||||
Rural | 747 (85.6) | Ref. | |||
Urban | 186 (87.7) | 1.21 (0.76–1.89) | 0.415 | – | – |
Level of facility | |||||
Hospital | 29 (87.5) | Ref | |||
HC IV | 43 (76.8) | 0.47 (0.14–1.59) | 0.228 | 0.79 (0.22–2.83) | 0.721 |
HC III | 345 (84.3) | 0.77 (0.26–2.27) | 0.636 | 1.15 (0.37–356) | 0.803 |
HC II | 65 (87.9) | 1.04 (0.35–3.06) | 0.941 | 2.61 (0.82–8.25) | 0.105 |
Clinic/drug shop | 39 (88.6) | 1.11 (0.27–4.52) | 0.880 | 1.31 (0.23–7.48) | 0.762 |
Supervision in last 6 months | |||||
Yes | 241 (91.6) | Ref. | |||
No | 641 (84.3) | 0.49 (0.30–0.79) | 0.004 | 0.56 (0.33–0.94) | 0.028 |
Availability of malaria management guideline | |||||
Yes | 382 (88.4) | Ref. | |||
No | 502 (84.8) | 0.91 (0.82–1.01) | 0.110 | 0.91 (0.82–1.02) | 0.120 |
Availability of clocks/timers | |||||
Yes | 459 (87.9) | Ref. | |||
No | 422 (84.6) | 0.75 (0.52–1.07) | 0.119 | 0.92 (0.61–1.32) | 0.676 |
Availability of power supply in the lab | |||||
Yes | 666 (87.6) | Ref. | |||
No | 214 (82.3) | 0.65 (0.44–0.96) | 0.032 | 0.65 (0.40–1.04) | 0.070 |
Availability of disinfectants in the lab | |||||
Yes | 835 (86.7) | Ref. | |||
No | 43 (79.6) | 0.59 (0.30–1.19) | 0.145 | 0.79 (0.35–1.83) | 0.588 |
Availability of running water | |||||
Yes | 440 (86.4) | Ref. | |||
No | 441 (86.3) | 0.98 (0.69–1.41) | 0.947 | ||
Availability of sharps containers | |||||
Yes | 859 (86.6) | Ref. | |||
No | 23 (76.7) | 0.50 (0.21–1.21) | 0.126 | 0.56 (0.21–1.49) | 0.248 |
Availability of RDTs | |||||
Yes | 996 (96.2) | Ref. | |||
No | 39 (3.7) | 0.69 (0.27–1.60) | 0.390 | ||
RDT training to health workers | |||||
No HW trained | 144 (80.0) | Ref. | |||
At least one HW trained | 703 (87.4) | 1.74 (1.14–2.64) | 0.010 | 1.72 (1.09–2.71) | 0.019 |