Table 2. Factors associated with preparedness for outpatient management of hypertension diseases, adjusted for confounding variables, Tanzania SPA 2014–15 (N = 725).

Variable	COR [95% CI]	AOR [95% CI]
Managing authority (ref: Public)
Private	3.9 [2.4–6.5]	2.7 [1.2–6.1]*
Facility type (ref: Clinic & dispensary)
Health Centre	4.9 [3.5–7.5]	5.2 [3.1–8.7]**
Facility Location (ref: Rural)
Urban	4.2 [2.7–6.6]	2.2 [1.2–4.2]*
Routine management meetings (ref: No)
Yes	3.2 [1.6–6.4]	2.6 [1.1–5.9]*
External supervision (ref: Not received)
Received	0.8 [0.2–3.9]	—
External source of revenue (ref: government)
Other than government	2.1 [1.3–3.4]	1.3 [0.7–2.6]
None	2.9 [1.4–6.2]	1.1 [0.4–3.3]
User fees (ref: fixed for all services)
Separate fee	2.6 [1.6–4.1]	1.2 [0.6–2.4]
Health insurance (ref: Not accepted)
Accepted	0.8 [0.5–1.3]	—

Note:

* = P-value < 0.05

** = P-value < 0.001,—not included in multivariate analysis