Factors associated with a treatment response of <24 hours
Predictor variable | AOR (95% CI) | P values | |
Survey year | 2011 | 1.00 | |
2012 | 0.77 (0.48 to 1.26) | 0.31 | |
2016 | 0.45 (0.31 to 0.65) | <0.01 | |
Patient age | <5 years | 1.00 | |
5–15 years | 0.73 (0.56 to 0.96) | 0.02 | |
16+ years | 0.49 (0.38 to 0.62) | <0.01 | |
Location of health facility | Highlands | 1.00 | |
Lowland/ Coastal/ Islands | 1.23 (0.84 to 1.82) | 0.29 | |
Distance to health facility | Hours | 0.59 (0.50 to 0.69) | <0.01 |
Diagnostic tests and ACT in stock | No | 1.00 | |
Yes | 0.86 (0.60 to 1.22) | 0.39 |
ACT, artemisinin combination therapy; AOR,adjusted OR.