Table 3.
Correlates of length of hospital stay (in days) for patients admitted with a diagnosis of malaria
| Univariable model | Multivariable model* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | 95 % CI | P-value | β | 95 % CI | P-value | |
| Male sex | 0.05 | −0.11–0.21 | 0.54 | - | - | - |
| Age | ||||||
| >15 | REF | REF | ||||
| 5–15 | −0.17 | −0.38–0.44 | 0.12 | −0.12 | −0.34–0.10 | 0.29 |
| <5 | 0.01 | −0.17–0.19 | 0.91 | - | - | - |
| Remote | 0.36 | 0.10–0.61 | 0.006 | 0.27 | 0.02–0.53 | 0.033 |
| Antibiotics | 0.23 | 0.07–0.40 | 0.006 | 0.17 | −0.01–0.35 | 0.058 |
| Period | ||||||
| Pre-RDT | REF | REF | ||||
| Transition | −0.26 | −0.46 to −0.06 | 0.011 | −0.26 | −0.46 to −0.05 | 0.015 |
| RDT | −0.38 | −0.56 to −0.19 | <0.001 | −0.32 | −0.52 to −0.13 | 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