Table 1.
Prescription of Antibiotics. Comparison of Characteristics of Participants Prescribed Antibiotics Versus Those Who Were Not Prescribed Antibiotics
| Antibiotic prescribed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (row %) | No (row %) | P-valuea | ||
| Hospital site | 1 | 1054 (93) | 84 (7) | <.001b |
| 2 | 241 (60) | 160 (40) | ||
| 3 | 1214 (65) | 658 (35) | ||
| 4 | 1226 (63) | 708 (37) | ||
| 5 | 167 (43) | 223 (57) | ||
| Sex | Female | 1845 (68) | 881 (32) | .6 |
| Male | 2057 (68) | 952 (32) | ||
| Age group (years) | 1 to 4 | 2129 (73) | 789 (27) | <.001b |
| 5 to 9 | 1105 (62) | 663 (38) | ||
| 10 to 14 | 376 (55) | 302 (45) | ||
| 15 or older | 96 (64) | 54 (36) | ||
| Season | Jan-Mar (dry) | 1035 (69) | 470 (31) | <.001b |
| Apr-Jun (rainy) | 1057 (67) | 517 (33) | ||
| Jul-Sept (dry) | 1172 (63) | 690 (37) | ||
| Oct-Dec (less rainy) | 638 (80) | 156 (20) | ||
| Bed net use | Always | 2907 (66) | 1526 (34) | <.001b |
| Sometimes | 810 (79) | 209 (21) | ||
| Never | 181 (66) | 94 (34) | ||
| Roof type | Natural | 1355 (60) | 888 (40) | <.001b |
| Other | 2544 (73) | 941 (27) | ||
| Toilet type | None/bush | 838 (64) | 474 (36) | <.001b |
| Latrine | 2608 (67) | 1294 (33) | ||
| Flush | 453 (88) | 63 (12) | ||
| Mother’s education level | Primary school | 2261 (67) | 1137 (33) | <.001b |
| Secondary school | 803 (80) | 206 (20) | ||
| Technical college | 171 (90) | 18 (10) | ||
| Professional degree | 18 (75) | 6 (25) | ||
| Other | 18 (38) | 29 (62) | ||
| Number of days ill | 0–1 day | 239 (53) | 212 (47) | <.001b |
| 2 days | 1660 (70) | 726 (30) | ||
| 3 days | 1415 (66) | 727 (34) | ||
| 4 days | 209 (74) | 72 (26) | ||
| 5+ days | 223 (78) | 65 (22) | ||
| Fever on exam (°C) | None (<38) | 611 (28) | 1551 (72) | <.001b |
| 38–40 | 2996 (68) | 1421 (32) | ||
| >40 | 147 (53) | 130 (47) | ||
| Positive physical exam findings | HEENT exam | 762 (91) | 72 (9) | <.001b |
| Lymph node exam | 547 (90) | 63 (10) | <.001b | |
| Joint exam | 548 (86) | 87 (14) | <.001 | |
| Abdominal exam | 140 (76) | 45 (24) | .03 | |
| Malaria test positive | Yes | 1615 (53) | 1450 (47) | <.001b |
| No | 2245 (87) | 332 (13) | ||
| Primary diagnosis of malaria | Yes | 1753 (55) | 1450 (45) | <.001b |
| No | 2078 (85) | 359 (15) | ||
| Prescribed antimalarials | Yes | 1701 (45) | 1467 (55) | <.001b |
| No | 2201 (85) | 366 (15) | ||
| Primary diagnosis bacterial | 700 (86) | 112 (14) | <.001b | |
| Differential diagnosis bacterial | 515 (67) | 258 (33) | ||
| No diagnosis bacterial | 2515 (66) | 1324 (34) | ||
| Missing diagnosis bacterial | 172 (55) | 139 (45) | ||
| Primary diagnosis viral | Yes | 1281 (84) | 245 (16) | <.001b |
| No | 2607 (62) | 1578 (38) | ||
aχ 2 test.
bsignificant on univariate analysis.