Table 3 General pattern of malaria prescription and selected variables
From: Cost of inappropriate prescriptions for uncomplicated malaria in Ghana
Description | Appropriate | Inappropriate | Undecided | Total | Chi-square |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malaria test result | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Â |
 Positive | 694 (58.4) | 483 (40.6) | 12 (1.0) | 1189 (100) | 0.000 |
 Negative | 7 (9.6) | 63 (86.3) | 3 (4.1) | 73 (100) |  |
 Not tested | 9 (2.5) | 353 (97.2) | 1 (0.3) | 363 (100) |  |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.056 |
 <5 | 180 (50.0) | 176 (48.9) | 4 (1.1) | 360 (100) |  |
 5–12 | 151 (41.8) | 208 (57.6) | 2 (0.6) | 361 (100) |  |
 13–17 | 66 (48.2) | 70 (51.1) | 1 (0.7) | 137 (100) |  |
 18–59 | 237 (40.0) | 347 (58.5) | 9 (1.5) | 593 (100) |  |
 Above 60 | 76 (43.7) | 98 (56.3) | 0 (0.0) | 174 (100) |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.208 |
 Male | 263 (42.4) | 348 (56.1) | 9 (1.5) | 620 (100) |  |
 Female | 447 (44.5) | 551 (54.8) | 7 (0.7) | 1005 (100) |  |
Facility type | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.084 |
 CHPS compound | 67 (38.1) | 104 (59.1) | 5 (2.8) | 176 (100) |  |
 Health centre | 151 (46.6) | 171 (52.8) | 2 (0.6) | 324 (100) |  |
 Private clinic/hospital | 173 (43.4) | 221 (55.4) | 5 (1.3) | 399 (100) |  |
 Hospital | 319 (43.9) | 403 (55.5) | 4 (0.6) | 726 (100) |  |
Facility ownership | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.039 |
 Mission | 292 (48.7) | 304 (50.7) | 4 (0.7) | 600 (100) |  |
 Private | 148 (41.3) | 206 (57.5) | 4 (1.1) | 358 (100) |  |
 Public | 270 (40.5) | 389 (58.3) | 8 (1.2) | 667 (100) |  |
Type of prescriber | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 Medical officer | 433 (43.2) | 561 (56.0) | 8 (0.8) | 1002 (100) |  |
 Physician assistant | 163 (51.4) | 151 (47.6) | 3 (0.9) | 317 (100) |  |
 Nurse (CHN, EN etc.) | 114 (37.3) | 187 (61.1) | 5 (1.6) | 306 (100) |  |
 Total | 710 (43.6) | 899 (55.3) | 16 (1.0) | 1625 (100) |  |