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Table 4 Factors associated with meeting target for malaria testing

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

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