Table 2.

Prescription of antibiotics in patients who did not receive parasitological diagnosis stratified by diagnostic method, age and health centre

Diagnostic method	< 5 years n(%)[95%CI]	≥ 5 years n(%)[95%CI]	Total n(%)[95%CI]
Presumptive
Karungu	372(69.9) [66.0-73.8]	1327(39.0) [37.4-40.7]	1699(43.2) [41.6-44.7]
Kashenshero	*	1136(34.7) [33.1-36.3]	1136(34.7) [33.0-36.3]
Katunguru	376(59.5) [55.7-63.3]	1418(45.9) [44.1-47.6]	1794(48.2) [46.6-49.8]
Kyangyenyi	1000(56.6) [54.2-58.9]	238 (25.6) [22.8-28.4]	1238(45.9) [44.0-47.8]
Mutara	*	1173(35.2) [33.6-36.8]	1173(35.2) [33.5-36.8]
Total	1748(59.5) [57.8-61.3]	5292(37.7) [36.9-38.5]	7040(41.5) [40.7-42.2]
RDT
Burere	20(76.9) [59.6-94.3]	148(56.1) [50.9-62.1]	168(57.9) [52.2-63.7]
Bushenyi	27(79.4) [65.1-93.7]	131(51.8) [45.6-58.0]	158(55.1) [49.3-60.8]
Katerera	20(76.9) [59.6-94.3]	123(51.0) [44.7-57.4]	143(53.6) [47.5-59.6]
Kyamuhumga	26(72.2) [56.9-87.6]	184(54.8) [49.4-60.1]	210(56.5) [51.4-61.5]
Kyeizoba	15(65.2) [44.2-86.3]	116(57.1) [50.3-64.0]	131(58.0) [51.5-64.4]
Total	108(74.5) [67.3-81.7]	702(54.1) [51.4-56.8]	810(56.2) [53.6-58.7]
Microscopy
Bugongi	81(43.1) [35.9-50.2]	146(13.7) [11.7-15.8]	227(18.1) [16.0-20.3]
Kabira	123(47.3) [41.2-53.4]	208(18.3) [16.0-20.5]	331(23.7) [21.4-25.9]
Kabushaho	130(54.9) [48.5-61.2]	234(21.0) [18.6-23.4]	364(26.9) [24.6-29.3]
Kichwamba	123(54.7) [48.1-61.2]	216(23.8) [21.1-26.6]	339(30.0) [27.3-32.6]
Kigarama	107(48.2) [41.6-54.8]	169(15.8) [13.6-17.9]	276(21.3) [19.1-23.6]
Total	564(49.8) [46.9-52.7]	973(18.4) [17.3-19.4]	1537(23.9) [22.9-25.0]

CI = confidence interval, RDT = rapid diagnostic test, *children under-five records missing