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Table 5 Influence of CHVs qualifications on malaria febrile resident’s treatment seeking patterns

From: Community case management of malaria in Western Kenya: performance of community health volunteers in active malaria case surveillance

Parameter

Options

Residents’ treatment patterns

Hospital

Drug shop

Traditional medication

Do nothing

Odd ratio

(95% CI)

p-value

Odd ratio

(95% CI)

p-value

Odd ratio

(95% CI)

p-value

Odd ratio

(95% CI)

p-value

Years of experience

 ≥ 10 years

1.82

(1.43–2.31)

 < 0.0001

1.35

(1.08–1.70)

0.009

0.71

(0.51–0.99)

0.044

0.56

(0.46–0.68)

 < 0.0001

 < 10 years

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Education level

Secondary

1.53

(1.27–1.85)

 < 0.0001

0.86

(0.72–1.03)

0.102

1.18

(0.88–1.58)

0.276

0.78

(0.66–0.92)

0.003

Primary

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Training Received

 ≥ 10

0.53

(0.43–0.66)

 < 0.0001

0.89

(0.73–1.09)

0.258

0.60

(0.42–0.88)

0.008

1.98

(1.65–2.37)

 < 0.0001

 < 10

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Sex

Male

1.44

(1.01–2.06)

0.044

0.28

(0.17–0.47)

 < 0.0001

0

0.995

2.33

(1.69–3.21)

 < 0.0001

Females

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Age

 ≥ 50 years old

1.44

(1.18–1.76)

 < 0.0001

0.66

(0.55–0.79)

 < 0.0001

1.37

(1.00–1.87)

0.050

1.00

(0.85–1.18)

0.995

 < 50 years old

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

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