Variable

Non-compliant # (%)

Compliant # (%)

OR (95% CI)

p value

Knowledge about RDT use

Poor

36 (25.7%)

104 (74.3%)

Good

5 (4.7)

102 (95.3%)

7.1 (2.70. 18.72)

<0.001*

Perception about RDT usefulness

Negative

37 (27.4%)

98 (72.6%)

Positive

4 (3.6%)

108 (96.4%)

10.2 (3.56, 40.54)

<0.001*

Received RDT training

No

13 (17.1%)

63 (82.9%)

1.05 (0.51 - 2.16)

Yes

28 (16.4%)

143 (83.6%)

0.99

Received RDT supportive supervision

No

29 (18.5%)

128 (81.5%)

Yes

12 (13.3%)

78 (86.7%)

1.47 (0.71, 3.05)

0.39

National guidelines-readily available

No

32 (17.9%)

151 (82.1%)

Yes

9 (14.1%)

55 (85.9%)

1.30 (0.58, 2.89)

0.66

Diagnostic capacity for other common causes of fever

No

2 (40.0%)

3 (60.00%)

Yes

39 (16.1%)

203 (83.9%)

3.47 (0.28, 31.11)

0.19

Number of out-patients seen in a day (patient overload?)

≥25

11 (18.0%)

50 (82.0%)

<25

30 (16.1%)

156 (83.9%)

1.14 (0.53, 2.45)

0.88

Stock-out of RDT kit

No

36 (17.5%)

170 (82.5%)

Yes

12 (29.3%)

29 (70.7%)

1.96 (0.91, 4.35)

0.13

Level of medical education

Graduate

32 (15.4%)

176 (84.6%)

1.67 (0.71, 3.85)

Post-graduate

9 (23.1%)

30 (76.9%)

0.34

Facility type

Private sector

20 (26.3%)

56 (73.7%)

Public sector

21 (12.3%)

150 (87.7%)

2.55 (1.29, 5.06)

0.01*