Table 4 Multivariate models describing factors associated with incorrect case management
| Â | Odds of incorrect case management of febrile children under 5 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 1: Children not receiving diagnostic test considered as ‘incorrectly managed’ (N = 1510) | Model 2: Children not receiving diagnostic test excluded from model (N = 742) | |||||
Variable | OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% CI | p |
Type of health facility | ||||||
 Public urban | 1.00 | – | – | 1.00 | – | – |
 Public rural | 20.75 | 0.96, 447.4 | 0.053 | 2.76 | 0.62, 12.24 | 0.182 |
 Community health worker | 0.49 | 0.05, 4.72 | 0.536 | 0.15 | 0.5, 0.45 | 0.001 |
 Private | 2.16 | 0.18, 25.89 | 0.542 | 0.30 | 0.08, 1.16 | 0.080 |
Day of visit to health facility | ||||||
 Weekday (Monday – Friday) | 1.00 | – | – | 1.00 | – | – |
 Weekend (Saturday – Sunday) | 1.71 | 1.09, 2.68 | 0.019 | 1.73 | 1.03, 2.88 | 0.037 |
Transmission season | ||||||
 Early transmission season (July) | 1.00 | – | – |  |  |  |
 Peak transmission season (September–November) | 1.32 | 0.96, 1.81 | 0.091 |  |  |  |
Caregiver age | ||||||
 18–24 | 1.00 | – | – |  |  |  |
 25–34 | 1.23 | 0.88, 1.74 | 0.228 |  |  |  |
 35–44 | 1.59 | 1.03, 2.44 | 0.035 |  |  |  |
 ≥45 | 1.42 | 0.75, 2.69 | 0.286 |  |  |  |
Caregiver sex | ||||||
 Female |  |  |  | 1.00 | – | – |
 Male |  |  |  | 1.52 | 0.93, 2.48 | 0.092 |
Axillary temperature of child (increasing) | 1.38 | 1.18, 1.61 | < 0.001 | 1.77 | 1.48, 2.13 | < 0.001 |