Table 4 Antimicrobial prescriptions done at the of site recruitment (heath facility and referral hospital)
Antimicrobial | Children tested positive for malaria RDT | Children tested negative for malaria RDT | Risk ratio for antimicrobial prescription for health facilities patient | Risk ratio for antimicrobial prescription for referral hospital | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health facility level, (n = 617) | Referral hospital, (n = 181) | Health facility level, (n = 187) | Referral hospital, (n = 113) | RR (95% CI) | p-value | RR (95% CI) | p-value | |
Antimalarial | 593 (96.11) | 169 (93.37) | 14 (7.48) | 28 (24.77) | 8.01 (5.51–11.66) | < 0.00001 | 6.93 (4.07–11.81) | < 0.00001 |
Antibiotic | 464 (75.20) | 114 (62.98) | 183 (97.86) | 95 (84.07) | 11.10 (4.18–29.43) | < 0.00001 | 2.14 (1.38–3.32) | < 0.00001 |
Antiparasitic | 115 (18.63) | 3 (1.65) | 50 (26.73) | 3 (2.65) | 1.41 (1.07–1.86) | 0.0163 | 1.30 (0.58–2.95) | 0.556 |