Table 4.
Correlates of referral for patients admitted with a diagnosis of malaria
| Univariable model | Multivariable model* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95 % CI | P-value | AOR | 95 % CI | P-value | |
| Male sex | 1.52 | 0.85–2.71 | 0.15 | 1.56 | 0.88–2.29 | 0.13 |
| Age | ||||||
| >15 | REF | - | - | - | ||
| 5–15 | 1.53 | 0.72–3.30 | 0.27 | - | - | - |
| <5 | 1.13 | 0.57–2.26 | 0.73 | - | - | - |
| Remote | 1.27 | 0.55–2.92 | 0.57 | - | - | - |
| Antibiotic | 0.78 | 0.43–1.42 | 0.42 | - | - | - |
| Period | ||||||
| Pre-RDT | REF | REF | ||||
| Transition | 0.55 | 0.26–1.13 | 0.11 | 0.54 | 0.26–1.12 | 0.099 |
| RDT | 0.51 | 0.26–0.99 | 0.046 | 0.49 | 0.25–0.96 | 0.038 |
*Explanatory variables with a P-value of <0.25 in the univariable model were included in the multivariable model