Table 4 Predictors to whether a child received an appropriate antimalarial treatment
Survey questionsa | Total respondents No. | Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis (binary logistics step-wise regression) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
df | χ2 | p-value | ɳ2 | Step # | Wald (X2) | p-value | OR | 95 % CI | % Accuracy of prediction | ||
Receipt of an appropriate antimalarial in Butaleja (N = 424): 32 % | |||||||||||
Community Factors | |||||||||||
Is it easy to reach PHF | 414 | 1 | 0.00 | .969 | 0.000 | -- | -- | NS | -- | -- | -- |
Child’s Personal Factors | |||||||||||
Age (≤4 months vs Olderb) | 423 | 7 | 17.34 | .015 | 0.041 | 4 | 6.19 | .013 | 5.67 | 1.44-22.23 | 83.0 |
Gender (Male vs Female) | 423 | 1 | 0.34 | .559 | 0.001 | -- | -- | NS | -- | -- | -- |
Birth order | 423 | 2 | 2.75 | .253 | 0.007 | -- | -- | NS | -- | -- | -- |
CGs' Knowledge About AMs | |||||||||||
Awareness gov’t policy recommends (ACT vs Other) | 423 | 1 | 9.59 | .002 | 0.023 | -- | -- | NS | -- | -- | -- |
Which AMs cure the best (ACT vs Other) | 423 | 1 | 17.55 | <.000 | 0.042 | -- | -- | NS | -- | -- | -- |
Given the choice, which AM would you select first (ACT vs Other) | 423 | 1 | 34.60 | <.000 | 0.082 | 3 | 8.35 | .004 | 2.31 | 1.31-4.07 | 81.4 |
Knowing when to start an AM after noticing fever (Within 24 h vs Longerb) | 423 | 2 | 0.36 | .834 | 0.001 | -- | -- | NS | -- | -- | -- |
Is CG knowledgeable about ACT being available in the community (Y/N) | 416 | 1 | 0.06 | .805 | 0.000 | -- | -- | NS | -- | -- | -- |
Child’s Disease Presentation | |||||||||||
Was child seen by a health professional (Y/N) | 421 | 1 | 12.82 | <.000 | 0.030 | -- | -- | NS | -- | -- | -- |
Where was the child seen by the health professional (PHF vs Other) | 423 | 1 | 21.45 | <.000 | 0.051 | -- | -- | NS | -- | -- | -- |
Practice/Management Factors | |||||||||||
Was medicine used for subsequent action (Y/N) | 423 | 1 | 1.19 | .275 | 0.003 | -- | -- | NS | -- | -- | -- |
Where was AM (normally) obtained? (Regulated Outletsc vs Other) | 423 | 1 | 24.25 | <.000 | 0.057 | 1 | 71.94 | <.000 | 14.99 | 8.02-28.02 | 71.8 |
Were medicines kept in home over last 6 months for future use (Y/N) | 416 | 1 | 2.74 | .098 | 0.007 | -- | -- | NS | -- | -- | -- |
Types of medicines kept as home remedy for future use on day of survey (ACT vs Other) | 423 | 1 | 84.92 | <.000 | 0.201 | 2 | 44.75 | <.000 | 6.36 | 3.70-10.93 | 81.4 |
CGs’ Personal & Demographic Factors | |||||||||||
Gender (Male vs Female) | 419 | 1 | 4.12 | .042 | 0.010 | -- | -- | NS | -- | -- | -- |
Number of children ≤ 5 years (Only 1 vs Moreb) | 423 | 5 | 2.81 | .729 | 0.007 | -- | -- | NS | -- | -- | -- |