Table 5.
Full model of the cost of treatment of paediatric malaria
| Full model | ||||
| Parameter | Parameter esti. (SE) | 95% CI | t Value | P value |
| LB–UB | ||||
| Age | 0.85 (0.42) | 0.20 to 1.59 | 2.00 | 0.047* |
| Facility level | ||||
| Level II | 1 | |||
| Level III | 0.27 (4.08) | −9.04 to 8.40 | 0.06 | 0.945 |
| Level IV | 2.20 (3.52) | −6.54 to 8.84 | 0.63 | 0.533 |
| Level V | 7.39 (7.39) | −8.74 to 20.94 | 1.00 | 0.319 |
| Distance to facility | ||||
| 1–2 days | 1 | |||
| 3–5 days | −3.87 (2.64) | −8.83 to 2.26 | −1.5 | 0.144 |
| 6–10 days | 3.89 (3.53) | −8.74 to 5.93 | −1.1 | 0.273 |
| 10+ days | 4.14 (6.20) | −12.31 to 12.30 | 0.7 | 0.506 |
| Prescriber | ||||
| Clinical officer | 1 | |||
| Medical officer | 6.01 (2.55) | 0.92 to 11.50 | 2.40 | 0.021 |
| Nurse | 4.91 (2.99) | −32.37 to 9.06 | 1.60 | 0.104 |
| Days of stay | 2.11 (0.63) | 0.86 to 3.35 | 0.94 | 0.001 |
| Waiting time | ||||
| <30 min | 1 | |||
| Within 1 hour | 3.03 (2.38) | −2.25 to 7.77 | 1.30 | 0.206 |
| Within 2 hours | 3.95 (4.60) | −6.73 to 12.43 | 0.90 | 0.392 |
| Within 3 hours | 2.75 (5.15) | −8.85 to 8.13 | 0.50 | 0.594 |
| Initial treatment site | ||||
| Community Pharmacy outlet |
1 | |||
| Dispensary | 1.59 (4.05) | −8.85 to 8.13 | 0.40 | 0.696 |
| Government hosp | 9.59 (8.15) | −5.95 to 26.12 | 1.20 | 0.242 |
| Private hosp | 0.09 (2.91) | −4.59 to 6.86 | 0.03 | 0.976 |
| Religious leader | 4.20 (3.02) | −0.39 to 12.23 | 1.40 | 0.168 |
| Retail shop | 14.40 (6.84) | 1.19 to 29.43 | 2.10 | 0.038 |
R2 = 68%, R2- adjusted= 62%.
*Bold p-values indicate significant association at 95% level of confidence