Table 4: Predictors of possibility of prescriber managing malaria in children under 6-months-old.
| Characteristics | Subgroups | Ever managed malaria in child less than 6-months-old? | Unadjusted bivariate analysis | Adjusted bivariate analysis | |||||
| Yes (%) | No (%) | p-value | cOR ratio | 95% CI | p-value | aOR | 95% CI | ||
| Sex | Male | 51 (91.1) | 5 (8.9) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Female | 19 (86.4) | 3 (13.6) | 0.54 | 0.621 | 0.135-2.854 | 0.081 | 0.097 | 0.007-1.330 | |
| Age (years) | < 30 | 38 (88.4) | 5 (11.6) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| > 30 | 32 (91.4) | 3 (8.6) | 0.659 | 1.404 | 0.311-6.332 | 0.666 | 0.566 | 0.042-7.530 | |
| Length of professional practice (years) | < 1 | 13 (68.4) | 6 (31.6) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| > 1 | 57 (96.6) | 2 (3.4) | 0.003* | 13.154 | 2.379-72.722 | 0.075 | 34.772 | 0.703-1720.656 | |
| Length of practice in current facility (years) | < 1 | 26 (81.3) | 6 (11.8) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| > 1 | 44 (95.7) | 2 (4.3) | 0.057 | 5.077 | 0.954-27.027 | 0.915 | 1.218 | 0.033-45.248 | |
| Ever worked in a pediatric facility? | No | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 66 (94.3) | 4 (5.7) | 0.001* | 16.5 | 2.971-91.634 | 0.019* | 12.82 | 1.510-108.908 | |
| Category of prescriber | Non-physician | 23 (88.5) | 3 (11.5) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Physician | 45 (90.0) | 5 (10.0) | 0.792 | 1.226 | 0.269-5.582 | 0.33 | 2.897 | 0.341-24.616 | |
NB: cOR: Crude odd ratio; aOR: Adjusted odd ratio; *statistically significant.