Table 4.
Generalized linear mixed model results (outcome: RDT acceptance; fixed effects: parameters; random effects: village)
| |
Accept malaria diagnosis with an RDT (first use) |
Accept malaria diagnosis with an RDT (further use) |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) |
| Blood is sacred body fluid |
0.47 (0.01-17.5) |
0.42 (0.12-1.52) |
| Blood keeps life in the body |
3.61 (0.15-86.3) |
7.16 (0.48-107.7) |
| Malaria is inside the blood | ||
| Yes |
0.89 (0.07-11.0) |
2.55 (0.63-10.3) |
| Don’t know |
0.53 (0.01-23.1) |
1.07 (0.18-6.40) |
| Blood sample for medical test |
5.30 (0.37-75.3) |
8.31 (2.22-31.1)* |
| Utility of an RDT |
3.64 (0.28-47.5) |
0.18 (0.03-1.13) |
| Reason to have (or not) a malaria test done | ||
| Free of charge |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Fear |
0.001 (0–0.12) |
0.007 (0–0.40)* |
| Know HIV status |
0.004 (0–0.22) |
0.005 (0–0.30)* |
| Knowledge about HIV | ||
| HIV test knowledge |
6.28 (0.09-432.9) |
1.70 (0.30-9.51) |
| HIV testing |
0.31 (0.02-5.32) |
0.61 (0.15-2.59) |
| Reason to have (or not) an HIV test done | ||
| Fear |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Curiosity |
7.79 (0.11-534.6) |
20.72 (0.55-781.1) |
| Difference between malaria and HIV test |
0.22 (0–10.2) |
0.16 (0.02-1.09) |
| HIV test rather than malaria test | ||
| Yes |
0.48 (0–51.9) |
16.61 (1.03-268.5)* |
| Don’t know | 0.89 (0.01-90.9) | 1.88 (0.13-26.4) |
CI: confidence interval, OR: odds ratio, *statistically significant difference (95% CI does not include OR of 1.00).