Table 3.

Multivariable logistic regression of the likelihood of the PPMV’s knowledge and stocking of most effective treatments for diarrhoea. (Source: Shop survey)

	Named most effective diarrhoea treatment (n =229)		Stocked ORS (n =229)
	Odds ratio (95 % CI)	p-value	Odds ratio (95 % CI)	p-value
Kogi (vs Kwara)	0.240*** (0.104 - 0.555)	0.001	1.524 (0.655 - 3.544)	0.328
Urban location (vs rural)	0.844 (0.376 - 1.893)	0.681	1.237 (0.549 - 2.791)	0.608
Peri-urban location (vs rural)	1.272 (0.598 - 2.705)	0.532	1.093 (0.493 - 2.424)	0.827
Male (vs female)	0.563 (0.258 - 1.228)	0.149	0.783 (0.346 - 1.771)	0.556
Age (years)	1.004 (0.961 - 1.049)	0.862	0.966 (0.925 - 1.009)	0.118
Has formal health training (vs no)	0.551 (0.237 - 1.279)	0.165	2.625** (1.013 - 6.802)	0.047
Years of experience	0.996 (0.942 - 1.053)	0.888	1.017 (0.960 - 1.078)	0.565
Muslim respondent (vs Christian)	0.836 (0.420 - 1.664)	0.609	0.613 (0.305 - 1.229)	0.168
PCN member (vs no)	1.690 (0.774 - 3.692)	0.188	1.849 (0.731 - 4.682)	0.194
Majority of household income is from shop (vs no)	1.143 (0.573 - 2.279)	0.704	1.322 (0.655 - 2.670)	0.436
Shop sells wholesale drugs (vs no)	0.565 (0.227 - 1.409)	0.221	1.923 (0.706 - 5.233)	0.201
Participated in any trainings in previous year (vs no)	1.538 (0.746 - 3.250)	0.249	1.253 (0.608 - 2.582)	0.540
Shop offers tests or examinations to customers (vs no)	1.119 (0.576 – 2.171)	0.739	1.076 (0.537 - 2.157)	0.836

* p < 0.1, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01