No of health facilities | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | |
No of prescriptions | 87 | 112 | 115 | 112 | | | |
Health system and patient characteristics |
Indicators exist for monitoring antimalarial drug use at the health facility | 33/44 (75.0) | 85/94 (83.3) | 81/105 (77.1) | 15/15 (100.0) | 0.178 | 0.32 (0.06 to 1.66) | 0.176 |
Mean no of healthcare providers prescribing antimalarial medicines (SD) | 4.2 (1.8) | 5.8 (1.5) | 5.9 (2.1) | 6.4 (1.3) | 0.175 | 1.08 (0.72 to 1.62) | 0.696 |
Mean work experience of prescribing staff in years (SD) | 5.2 (3.9) | 13.6 (6.0) | 10.5 (8.0) | 10.5 (7.0) | 0.188 | 1.03 (0.94 to 1.14) | 0.494 |
Prescribing staff having received training in case management of malaria | 48/72 (66.7) | 94/112 (83.9) | 81/105 (77.1) | 73/92 (79.4) | 0.171 | 2.13 (0.56 to 8.10) | 0.269 |
Mean age of patient in years (SD) | 21.5 (21.4) | 11.5 (12.2) | 24.3 (15.2) | 24.7 (19.4) | 0.246 | 1.01 (0.98 to 1.03) | 0.706 |