Table 5: Association between characteristics of prescribers and ability to manage malaria in under 6 months children with appropriate drugs and dosage regimen.
| Characteristics | Subgroups | Appropriateness of antimalarial prescribed (n = 70) | Appropriateness of dosage regimen of antimalarial prescribed (n = 56) | ||||||
| Yes (%) | No (%) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | Yes (%) | No (%) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | ||
| Sex | Male | 40 (78.4) | 11 (21.6) | 1 | 11 (27.5) | 29 (72.5) | 1 | ||
| Female | 16 (84.2) | 3 (15.8) | 0.592 | 1.467 (0.361-5.96) | 3 (18.8) | 13 (81.3) | 0.497 | 0.608 (0.145-2.554) | |
| Age (years) | < 30 | 32 (84.2) | 6 (15.8) | 1 | 9 (28.1) | 23 (71.9) | 1 | ||
| > 30 | 24 (75.0) | 8 (25.0) | 0.321 | 0.563 (0.172-1.837) | 5 (20.8) | 19 (79.2) | 0.534 | 0.673 (0.193-2.349) | |
| Length of professional practice (years) | < 1 | 12 (92.3) | 1 (7.7) | 1 | 3 (25.0) | 9 (75.0) | 1 | ||
| > 1 | 44 (77.2) | 13 (22.8) | 0.245 | 0.282 (0.033-2.378) | 11 (25.0) | 33 (75.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 (0.229-4.367) | |
| Length of practice in current facility (years) | < 1 | 21 (80.8) | 5 (19.2) | 1 | 6 (28.6) | 15 (71.4) | 1 | ||
| > 1 | 35 (79.5) | 9 (20.5) | 0.902 | 0.926 (0.273-3.136) | 8 (22.9) | 27 (77.1) | 0.633 | 0.741 (0.216-2.540) | |
| Ever worked in a pediatric facility? | No | 4 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 52 (78.8) | 14 (21.2) | 0.999 | 0.0 | 13 (25.0) | 39 (75.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 (0.096-10.471) | |
| Category of prescriber | Non-physician | 16 (69.6) | 7 (30.4) | 1 | 4 (25.0) | 12 (75.0) | 1 | ||
| Physician | 40 (85.1) | 7 (14.9) | 0.134 | 2.5 (0.755-8.278) | 10 (25.0) | 30 (75.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 (0.262-3.815) | |