Overall | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | |||||
N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | |
All interactions | 511 | – | 202 | – | 157 | – | 152 | – |
No of medicines, median (IQR) | 3 (2–4) | 4 (3–4) | 2 (0–3) | 3 (2–4) | ||||
At least one medicine | 452 | 88.5 (85.2 to 91.1) | 198 | 98.0 (95.0 to 99.2) | 113 | 72.0 (65.6 to 77.6) | 141 | 92.8 (88.6 to 95.5) |
Any antibiotic | 391 | 76.5 (71.7 to 80.7) | 181 | 89.6 (84.8 to 93.0) | 87 | 55.4 (47.7 to 62.9) | 123 | 80.9 (72.7 to 87.1) |
Asked about fever or took temperature | 229 | 58.6 (54.0 to 63.0) | 113 | 62.4 (55.8 to 68.6) | 45 | 51.7 (42.8 to 60.6) | 71 | 57.7 (47.9 to 70.0) |
Auscultated lungs | 367 | 93.9 (91.4 to 95.6) | 174 | 96.1 (92.3 to 98.1) | 78 | 89.7 (81.5 to 94.4) | 115 | 93.5 (87.6 to 96.7) |
Counselled on finishing antibiotic course | 174 | 44.5 (39.2 to 50.0) | 78 | 43.1 (36.1 to 50.3) | 42 | 48.3 (38.7 to 58.0) | 54 | 43.9 (36.9 to 51.1) |
Concurrent Ideal TB Management* | 223 | 57.0 (51.6 to 62.2) | 75 | 41.4 (34.5 to 48.7) | 66 | 75.9 (66.1 to 83.5) | 82 | 66.7 (57.2 to 75.0) |
Offered injection | 163 | 31.9 (27.0 to 37.2) | 83 | 41.1 (34.6 to 47.9) | 29 | 18.5 (14.0 to 23.9) | 51 | 33.6 (26.1 to 41.9) |
Unexplained | 150 | 92.0 (89.0 to 94.3) | 77 | 92.8 (86.2 to 96.3) | 24 | 82.8 (66.5 to 92.1) | 49 | 96.1 (88.8 to 98.7) |
‘Influenza/cough’ | 8 | 4.9 (2.8 to 8.5) | 5 | 6.0 (2.8 to 12.5) | 3 | 10.3 (3.1 to 2.9) | 0 | – |
Antibiotic | 4 | 2.5 (1.0 to 6.0) | 1 | 1.2 (0.2 to 8.2) | 2 | 6.9 (1.9 to 2.2) | 1 | 2.0 (0.2 to 15.0) |
Vitamin BCO | 1 | 0.6 (0.2 to 2.3) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | |
Amount paid by SP, median (range) | 330 (0–580) | 345 (100–580) | 340 (0–500) | 320 (0–550) | ||||
Medicines dispensed (n=421) | 340 (30–580) | 340 (150–580) | 350 (30–500) | 320 (150–550) | ||||
No medicines dispensed (n=90) | 320 (0–480) | 350 (100–450) | 310 (0–480) | 300 (0–480) |
*Offered/sent for any TB test or referred to public sector for any reason.
BCO, B Complex; SP, standardised patient; TB, tuberculosis.