Table 3.
Factors associated with conformity to the 2005 malaria treatment policy
| Factor | N (%) Conforming |
Unadjusted OR(95% CI) |
P-value | Adjusted OR(95%CI) |
P-value |
| Sex | |||||
| Males (n = 250) | 235(94.0) | 1.91(0.98–3.73) | 0.06 | ||
| Females (n = 465) | 395(85.0) | ||||
| Age | |||||
| ≤ 12years (n = 248) | 237(95.6) | 3.09(1.12–8.55) | 0.03 | 3.36(0.91–12.37) | 0.07 |
| > 12 years (n = 466) | 392(84.1) | ||||
| Malaria diagnosis | |||||
| Uncomplicated (n = 637) | 569(89.3) | 1.99(1.22–3.26) | 0.006 | 10.13(3.37–30.42) | <0.001 |
| Complicated (n = 78) | 61(78.2) | ||||
| Prescriber's profession | |||||
| Doctor (n = 169) | 163(96.5) | 1.40(0.63–3.10) | 0.41 | 1.67(0.59–4.76) | 0.033 |
| Clinical officer (n = 488) | 459(94.1) | 107.77(48.21–240.91) | <0.001 | 97.51(27.59–348.34) | <0.001 |
| Nurses (n = 58) | 8(13.8) | ||||
| Prescriber's years in service | |||||
| < 6yearse | 446(96.3) | ||||
| ≥ 6 years | 184(73.0) | <0.001 | 3.40(1.24–9.33) | 0.02 | |
| Drugs out of stock | |||||
| Yes (n = 173) | 158(91.3) | 1.01(0.72–1.44) | 0.94 | ||
| No (n = 540) | 472(87.4) | ||||
Variables with adjusted OR results were in final multivariate model