Variable | Non-compliant # (%) | Compliant # (%) | OR (95% CI) | p value |
Knowledge about RDT use |
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|
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Poor | 36 (25.7%) | 104 (74.3%) |
|
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Good | 5 (4.7) | 102 (95.3%) | 7.1 (2.70. 18.72) | <0.001* |
Perception about RDT usefulness |
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|
|
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Negative | 37 (27.4%) | 98 (72.6%) |
|
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Positive | 4 (3.6%) | 108 (96.4%) | 10.2 (3.56, 40.54) | <0.001* |
Received RDT training |
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|
|
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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 |
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|
|
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No | 29 (18.5%) | 128 (81.5%) |
|
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Yes | 12 (13.3%) | 78 (86.7%) | 1.47 (0.71, 3.05) | 0.39 |
National guidelines-readily available |
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|
|
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No | 32 (17.9%) | 151 (82.1%) |
|
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Yes | 9 (14.1%) | 55 (85.9%) | 1.30 (0.58, 2.89) | 0.66 |
Diagnostic capacity for other common causes of fever |
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|
|
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No | 2 (40.0%) | 3 (60.00%) |
|
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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?) |
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|
|
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≥25 | 11 (18.0%) | 50 (82.0%) |
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<25 | 30 (16.1%) | 156 (83.9%) | 1.14 (0.53, 2.45) | 0.88 |
Stock-out of RDT kit |
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|
|
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No | 36 (17.5%) | 170 (82.5%) |
|
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Yes | 12 (29.3%) | 29 (70.7%) | 1.96 (0.91, 4.35) | 0.13 |
Level of medical education |
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|
|
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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 |
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|
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Private sector | 20 (26.3%) | 56 (73.7%) |
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Public sector | 21 (12.3%) | 150 (87.7%) | 2.55 (1.29, 5.06) | 0.01* |