Table 2 Antibacterial prescribing rate across the different categories of RTI outpatients in Mbarara Municipality from April 2019 to March 2020
Variable class | Variable | n (%) | Yes= 606 (77.6%) | No = 175 (22.4%) | X2, (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health facility | Hospital | 297 (38.1) | 213 (71.7) | 84 (28.3) | 11.67 (0.009) |
Health center IV | 208 (26.6) | 174 (83.7) | 34 (16.3) | ||
Health center III | 175 (22.4) | 142 (81.1) | 33 (18.9) | ||
Health center II | 101 (12.9) | 77 (76.2) | 24 (23.8) | ||
Age | Young child (0–4) | 253 (32.4) | 180 (71.5) | 73 (28.5) | 16.17 (0.003) |
Child (5–17) | 173 (22.1) | 131 (75.7) | 42 (24.3) | ||
Adult (18–59) | 337 (43.2) | 279 (82.8) | 58 (17.2) | ||
Elderly (>60) | 18 (2.3) | 16 (88.9) | 2 (11.1) | ||
Sex | Female | 444 (56.8) | 359 (80.9) | 85 (19.1) | 6.30 (0.012) |
Male | 337 (43.2) | 247 (73.3) | 90 (26.7) | ||
RTI diagnosis categorised* | URTI | 403 (51.6) | 277 (68.7) | 126 (31.2) | 39.92 (<0.0001) |
LRTI | 217 (27.8) | 198 (91.2) | 19 (8.8) | ||
Unspecified | 161 (20.6) | 131 (81.4) | 30 (18.6) | ||
Attendance | New | 773 (99.0) | 601 (77.7) | 172 (22.3) | 1.06 (0.303) |
Re-attendance | 8 (1.0) | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | ||
Weather season | Dry | 378 (48.4) | 302 (76.9) | 76 (20.1) | 2.23 (0.135) |
Wet | 403 (51.6) | 304 (75.4) | 99 (24.6) | ||
Lab test done (Malaria) | No | 573 (73.4) | 442(77.1) | 131 (22.9) | 0.26 (0.613) |
Yes | 208 (26.6) | 44(21.1) | 164 (78.9) | ||
Comorbidity/ Secondary diagnosis | No | 691 (88.5) | 536 (77.6) | 155 (22.4) | 0.002 (0.964) |
Yes | 90 (11.5) | 70 (77.8) | 20 (22.2) |