Predictor variable | Model 1 | Model 2 | |||
AOR (95% CI) | P values | AOR (95% CI) | P values | ||
Correct health worker practice | No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 1.09 (0.77 to 1.54) | 0.62 | 1.56 (0.93 to 2.63) | 0.09 | |
Patient age | <5 years | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
5–15 years | 0.80 (0.58 to 1.09) | 0.16 | 0.77 (0.57 to 1.05) | 0.10 | |
16+years | 0.88 (0.69 to 1.12) | 0.29 | 0.87 (0.68 to 1.12) | 0.28 | |
Location of health facility | Highlands | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Lowland/Coastal/Islands | 0.78 (0.50 to 1.19) | 0.25 | 0.77 (0.48 to 1.22) | 0.27 | |
Location of health facility | Rural | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Urban | 1.18 (0.77 to 1.83) | 0.45 | 1.24 (0.79 to 1.94) | 0.35 | |
Year of survey | 2011 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
2012 | 0.52 (0.32 to 0.85) | <0.01 | 0.53 (0.33 to 0.84) | <0.01 | |
2016 | 0.65 (0.39 to 1.10) | 0.11 | 0.66 (0.41 to 1.06) | 0.08 |
Model 1: Correct health worker practice defined as providing a diagnostic test for malaria infection and either: (1) an ACT prescription if diagnostic test was positive; (2) or no antimalarial prescription if diagnostic test was negative; Model 2: Correct health worker practice defined as prescribing an ACT in response to test-confirmed malaria infection.
ACT, artemisinin combination therapy; AOR, adjusted OR.