Results of model fit using generalised estimating equations with a logit link with antibiotics dispensed for paediatric SPs with diarrhoea as the outcome (n=233)
| OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| History taking | ||
| No of questions asked | 1.34 (0.94, 1.93) | 0.29 |
| Pharmacy location | ||
| Urban pharmacy | Reference | |
| Rural pharmacy | 2.54 (0.90, 7.20) | 0.11 |
| Referral | ||
| Patient not referred | Reference | |
| Patient referred to another provider | 0.07 (0.02, 0.25) | 0.00002 |
| Client volume at the pharmacy | ||
| No customers present | Reference | |
| Customers present | 1.23 (0.41, 3.70) | 0.98 |
| Length of interaction | ||
| Less than 1 min | Reference | |
| 1–3 min | 1.37 (0.42, 4.48) | 0.25 |
| Antibiotic dispensed for adult | ||
| Not dispensed | Reference | |
| Dispensed | 6.34 (1.69, 23.82) | 0.0062 |
‘Antibiotic dispensed for adult’ refers to dispensing for an adult SP with the same condition at the same pharmacy.
SPs, standardised patients.