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Table 3 Comparing ADDO dispenser behaviors by scenario during mystery shopper visits using multivariate logistic regression models

From: What roles do accredited drug dispensing outlets in Tanzania play in facilitating access to antimicrobials? Results of a multi-method analysis

 

Odds ratio [95 % confidence intervals]

Behavior of ADDO dispenser

Antimicrobial request scenario (n = 102)a

Pneumonia scenario (n = 102)a

 Probing for danger signs

0.51** [0.28,0.94]

1.51 [0.85,2.68]

 Giving a diagnosis

0.67 [0.33,1.37]

5.75**** [3.08,10.72]

 Dispensing medicines

1.00 [0.33,3.07]

0.17*** [0.07,0.42]

 Dispensing antimicrobial

13.67**** [6.52,28.66]

2.25*** [1.27,3.97]

 Giving reasons for dispensing medicine(s)

0.73 [0.41,1.31]

1.22 [0.66,2.26]

 Giving instructions on how to use medicine(s)

0.87 [0.60,1.27]

2.08**** [1.49,2.91]

 Advising caregiver to watch for danger signs

0.34* [0.12,1.01]

2.47*** [1.25,4.87]

 Instructing caregiver to go to the health facility

0.65 [0.26,1.61]

5.90**** [2.91,11.96]

 Referring child to health facility or doctor

1.53 [0.80,2.92]

2.27** [1.14,4.51]

  1. aCompared to mild ARI scenario (n = 102) and adjusted for region
  2. * p < 0.10, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01, **** p < 0.001