Variable | Non-compliant # (%) | Compliant # (%) | OR (95% CI) | p value |
Knowledge about RDT use |
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Poor | 81 (57.9%) | 59 (42.1%) |
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Good | 2 (1.9%) | 105 (98.1%) | 72.1 (17.90 - 617.20)* | <0.0001 |
Perception about RDT usefulness |
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Negative | 79 (58.5%) | 56 (41.5%) |
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Positive | 4 (3.6%) | 108 (96.4%) | 38.1 (13.26 - 148.9)* | <0.0001 |
Received RDT training |
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No | 40 (52.3%) | 36 (47.4%) |
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yes | 43 (25.2%) | 128 (51.274.9%) | 3.31 (1.88 - 5.83)* | <0.0001 |
Received RDT supportive supervision |
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No | 57 (36.3%) | 100 (63.7%) |
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Yes | 26 (28.9%) | 64 (71.1%) | 1.40 (0.80, 2.46) | 0.29 |
National guidelines- readily available |
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No | 69 (37.7%) | 114 (62.3%) |
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Yes | 14 (21.9%) | 50(78.1%) | 2.2 (1.11, 4.20)* | 0.03 |
Diagnostic capacity for other common causes of fever |
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No | 1 (20.0%) | 4 (80.00%) |
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Yes | 82 (33.9%) | 160 (66.1%) | 0,49 (0.01, 5.05) | 0.67 |
Number of out-patients seen in a day (patient overload ) |
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≤25 | 68 (33.0%) | 138 (72.0%) |
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>25 | 15 (36.6%) | 26 (63.4%) | 1.18 (0.58 - 2.35) | 0.79 |
Stock-out of RDT kit |
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No | 17 (35.4%) | 31 (64.6%) |
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Yes | 66 (33.2%) | 133 (66.8%) | 1.1 (0.57, 2.14) | 0.90 |
Level of medical education |
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Graduate | 67 (32.2%) | 141 (67.8%) |
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Post-graduate | 16 (41.0%) | 23 (59.0%) | 0.68 (0.34, 1.38) | 0.38 |
Facility type |
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Private sector | 27 (26.3%) | 50 (73.7%) |
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Public sector | 56 (12.3%) | 114 (87.7%) | 1.1 (0.62, 1.94) | 0.86 |