Table 2.
Correlates of antibiotic administration for patients with a diagnosis of malaria
| Univariable model | Multivariable model* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95 % CI | P-value | AOR | 95 % CI | P-value | |
| Male sex | 1.24 | 0.97–1.6 | 0.09 | 1.24 | 0.94–1.63 | 0.12 |
| Age | ||||||
| >15 | REF | REF | ||||
| 5–15 | 0.98 | 0.71–1.35 | 0.88 | - | - | - |
| <5 | 1.82 | 1.36–2.44 | <0.001 | 1.97 | 1.44–2.70 | <0.001 |
| Remote | 2.05 | 1.31–3.21 | 0.002 | 1.90 | 1.19–3.05 | 0.007 |
| Referred | 0.78 | 0.43–1.42 | 0.42 | - | - | - |
| Period | ||||||
| Pre-RDT | REF | REF | ||||
| Transition | 1.09 | 0.75–1.60 | 0.65 | - | - | - |
| RDT | 0.38 | 0.28–0.53 | <0.001 | 0.42 | 0.30–0.59 | <0.001 |
RDT rapid diagnostic test, OR Odds ratio; *Explanatory variables with a P-value of <0.25 in the univariable model were included in the multivariable model