Table 3.

Final models and results of multivariate analyses of associations between iCCM quality improvement interventions and correct management of major iCCM illnesses, controlling for selected covariates, in children 2–59 months, Jimma and West Hararghe Zones, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2012

Predictor variable	Covariates	Number. of children (N = 257)	% children correctly treated	OR (95% CI)	P–value
Child managed by HEW who attended PRCMM:	–
Yes		233	68.2	8.3 (2.34, 29.51)	<0.001
No		24	25.0	Ref.
Child managed by HEW who received follow–up training within 8 weeks of iCCM training:	Child with severe illness
Yes		116	74.1	2.09 (1.05, 4.18)	0.037
No		141	56.0	Ref.
Child managed in health post that received at least one supervision on iCCM in the previous three months	PRCMM; follow–up training; child with severe illness
Yes		225	65.3	0.63 (0.23, 1.72)	0.369
No		29	62.1	Ref.

OR – odds ratio, CI – confidence interval, HEW – health extension worker, iCCM – integrated community case management of childhood illness. PRCMM – performance review and clinical mentoring meeting