Table 5 Distribution of the factors affecting prescription of ORS and zinc in children up to 12 years with acute diarrhoea in Ujjain, India
Factors affecting ORS with zinc prescription | Categories | ORS with zinc (n = 188) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | %# | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | P Value | ||
Practitioner's qualification | Postgraduates | 571 | 26 | 1 | - | - |
Allopathic graduates | 101 | 37 | 0.89 | 0.62-1.27 | 0.494 | |
Alternate medicine and informal health-care providers | 171 | 2 | 0.13* | 0.04-0.46 | 0.003 | |
Duration in practice | 0 to 10 years | 569 | 28 | 1 | - | - |
More than 10 years | 274 | 11 | 0.61 | 0.35-1.07 | 0.081 | |
Practice setting | Charitable | 141 | 25 | 1 | - | - |
Free | 170 | 53 | 4.94* | 2.45-9.96 | < 0.001 | |
Private | 532 | 12 | 0.56 | 0.23-1.38 | 0.196 | |
Presence of associated symptom | Pain in stomach (no) | 660 | 20 | 1 | - | - |
yes | 183 | 31 | 3.54* | 1.98-6.32 | < 0.001 | |