Table 6.
Health workers attitude and personal use (or/and family use) of SP for management of uncomplicated malaria, 2004
|
Characteristic variable |
Category n=(146) |
Children<5: OR (95%CI) |
Older children/adults: OR (95%CI) |
Pregnant women: OR (95%CI) |
Self use: OR (95%CI) |
Own child/family use: OR (95%CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude OR | Adjusted OR | Crude OR | Adjusted OR | Crude OR | Adjusted OR | Crude OR | Adjusted OR | Crude OR | Adjusted OR | ||
| District |
Morogoro (59) |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
| K/Ulanga (87) |
5.8 |
3.4 ‡ |
5.1 |
2.7‡ |
3.5 |
2.4‡ |
1.2 |
0.5 ‡ |
1.2 |
2.1‡ |
|
| (0.7-48.3) |
(0.3-35.2) |
(0.7-42.4) |
(0.2-29.9) |
(0.4-31.1) |
(0.2-30.7) |
(0.5-2.2) |
(0.1-1.8) |
(0.5-3.2) |
(0.5-7.8) |
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| Health facility type |
Hospitals (90) |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
| H/Centers (22) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
0.7 Ɨ |
2.1 |
0.8 Ɨ |
|
| (0.6-4.4) |
(0.1-3.9) |
(0.6-7.6) |
(0.1-4.1) |
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| Dispensaries (34) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
1.2 Ɨ |
4.5 |
3.0 Ɨ |
|
| (1.9-15.6) |
(0.2-8.0) |
(1.5-13.3) |
(0.5-17.6) |
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| HF ownership |
Public (79) |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
| Non-public (67) |
1.5 |
0.5¥ |
1.2 |
0.4¥ |
1.2 |
0.5¥ |
0.3 |
0.2¥ |
0.2 |
0.2¥ |
|
| (0.4-5.8) |
(0.1-2.7) |
(0.3-4.9) |
(0.08-2.3) |
(0.2-6.0) |
(0.07-3.5) |
(0.1-0.5) |
(0.05-1.2) |
(0.06-0.5) |
(0.06-1.1) |
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| Cadre of health worker |
Other nurses (55) |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
Ref |
| Physicians (8) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
2.6§(0.5-13.5) |
- |
- |
|
| (0.2-5.5) | |||||||||||
| Clinical Officers (26) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
1.4§ |
0.8 |
1.3§ |
|
| (0.7-5.4) |
(0.6-3.4) |
(0.3-2.3) |
(0.4-4.1) |
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| Trained nurses (55) |
1.2 |
0.8§ |
1.7 |
1.0§ |
5.4 (0.6-47.8) |
3.6§ (0.3-34.9) |
1.1 |
1.8§ (0.6-5.4) |
2.5 |
3.1§ |
|
| (0.3-5.0) |
(0.2-3.7) |
(0.4-7.6) |
(0.2- 5.4) |
(0.4-2.8) |
(0.6 -9.8) |
(0.4-14.2) |
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| Other cadres (2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
‡Adjusted for type of health facility, health facility ownership and health worker cadre.
Ɨ Adjusted for district, health facility ownership and health worker cadre.
¥ Adjusted for district, type of health facility and health worker cadre.
§ Adjusted for district, type of health facility and health facility ownership.