Table 5:

Association of intervention with diarrheal management practices and their rationality among informal healthcare providers in Kolkata (N = 124)

Impact of Intervention on			Drivers of Antibiotic Use (Reference: Disease Severity)				Prescribing (Reference: Not) Antibiotic to Every
			Patient\'s Age		Affordability/Preference		Diarrhea Case		Cholera Case
In Overall Samplea			aOR	P Value	aOR	P Value	aOR	P Value	aOR	P Value
			0.86	.6240	0.41	.1513	1.36	.2668	0.29	<.0001
Across the strata of b	Gender	Male	0.85	.6163	0.41	.1505	1.50	.1552	0.30	<.0001
	Qualification/ Training	Alternative Medicine	0.64	.2823	0.51	.4448	0.96	.9003	0.24	.0003
		No such	1.11	.8125	0.45	.3521	1.93	.1193	0.31	.0038
	Office type	Has fixed clinic/office	0.78	.4978	0.36	.3762	1.11	.7598	0.27	.0003
		Pharmacy	0.75	.5885	0.47	.3118	1.38	.4882	0.26	.0039
	Duration of practice	≥10 years	0.88	.7313	0.39	.1782	1.27	.4376	0.37	.0017
		<10 years	0.75	.5785	1.08	.9557	1.59	.4921	0.11	.0005
			Suggesting (Reference: Not) Some Laboratory Investigation to Each		Rational (Reference: Irrational) Antibiotic Use in Case of
					Acute Watery and Bloody Diarrhea		Mucoid Diarrhea		Diarrheal Diseases as a Whole
In Overall Samplea			aOR	P Value	aOR	P Value	aOR	P Value	aOR	P Value
			0.38	.0003	1.23	.5980	2.34	.0203	1.81	.0487
Across the strata of b	Gender	Male	0.37	.0003	1.24	.5808	2.15	.0388	1.70	.0805
	Qualification/ Training	Alternative Medicine	0.29	.0002	1.18	.7226	2.13	.0653	1.58	.1941
		No such	0.37	.0252	1.44	.5504	4.41	.0665	3.14	.0407
	Office type	Has fixed clinic/office	0.34	.0009	0.74	.4953	1.94	.0940	1.35	.3693
		Pharmacy	0.24	.0063	6.32	.0949	8.91	.0440	6.53	.0198
	Duration of practice	≥10 years	0.36	.0009	0.93	.8737	2.20	.0413	1.62	.1414
		<10 years	0.28	.0098	3.39	.1454	5.82	.1116	3.92	.0513
			Rational (Reference: Irrational) Fluid Management of Diarrhea Cases		Rational (Reference: Irrational) Lab Test to Identify the Agent		Rational (Reference: Irrational) Strategy (Timing) for Lab Test		Overall Rational Lab Test (Reference: Irrational) Approach
In Overall Samplea			aOR	P Value	aOR	P Value	aOR	P Value	aOR	P Value
			1.31	.3496	1.22	.5922	8.39	<.0001	4.19	<.0001
Across the strata of b	Gender	Male	1.29	.3964	1.15	.7231	8.29	<.0001	4.13	<.0001
	Qualification/ Training	Alternative Medicine	1.45	.2828	1.27	.6445	6.35	<.0001	3.59	.0004
		No such	1.09	.8678	1.12	.8314	9.17	<.0001	3.81	.0015
	Attachment	Has fixed clinic/office	1.29	.4537	1.23	.6408	7.61	<.0001	3.45	.0003
		Pharmacist	1.60	.4472	0.72	.6408	8.05	.0002	4.35	.0026
	Duration of practice	≥10 years	1.41	.2774	0.95	.8980	6.77	<.0001	3.14	.0003
		<10 years	1.02	.9717	2.19	.2850	9.17	.0004	5.70	.0016

Boldfaced figures indicate that association is considered to be statistically significant as P < .05.

Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; Lab, laboratory.

^aaOR in overall sample adjusted for the characteristics of the informal healthcare providers.

^baOR across the strata of characteristics of the informal healthcare providers are adjusted for the rest of their characteristics.