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Table 5 Bivariate analysis of factors associated to antibacterial prescribing among RTI outpatients in Mbarara municipality from April 2019 to March 2020

From: Antibacterial prescription and the associated factors among outpatients diagnosed with respiratory tract infections in Mbarara Municipality, Uganda

Variable

Variable category

Antibiotic

COR (95% CI)

P value

Yes

No

Health Facility*

MRRH (Referral)

213 (71.72)

84 (28.28)

1

 
 

Municipal (HCIV)

174 (83.65)

34 (16.34)

2.02 (1.29–3.15)

0.002

 

Kakoba (HC III)

142 (81.14)

33 (18.86)

1.7 (1.07–2.67)

0.023

 

Nyamityobora (HC II)

77 (76.24)

24 (23.76)

1.26 (0.75–2.13)

0.378

Season

Dry

302 (76.89)

76 (20.11)

1

 
 

Wet

304 (75.43)

99 (24.57)

0.77 (0.55–1.08)

0.136

Age*

Young child (0 – 4)

180 (71.15)

73 (28.5)

1.

 
 

Adolescent (5 – 17)

131 (75.72)

42 (24.28)

1.26 (0.81–1.97)

0.297

 

Adult (18 -59)

279 (82.79)

58 (17.21)

1.95 (1.32–2.89)

0.001

 

Elderly (>60)

16 (88.89)

2 (11.11)

3.24 (0.73–14.47)

0.123

Sex*

Male

247 (73.29)

90 (26.71)

1

 
 

Female

359 (80.86)

85 (19.14)

1.54 (1.10–2.16)

0.012

Lab test done

No

442 (77.14)

131 (22.86)

1

 
 

Yes

44 (21.15)

164 (78.85)

1.10 (0.75–1.62)

0.613

Attendance

New

601 (77.75)

172 (22.25)

1

 
 

Re-attendance

5 (62.5)

3 (37.5)

0.48 (0.11–2.02)

0.314

RTI diagnosis categorised*

URTI

277 (68.73)

126 (31.27)

1

 
 

LRTI

198 (91.24)

19 (8.76)

4.74 (2.83–7.93)

<0.0001

 

Unspecified

131 (81.37)

30 (18.63)

1.74 (1.12–2.71)

0.014

Comorbidity

No

536 (77.57)

155 (22.43)

1

 
 

Yes

70 (77.78)

20 (22.22)

1.01 (0.60–1.72)

0.964

Total number of drugs*

2 drugs and below

302 (70.07)

129 (29.93)

1

 
 

3 drugs and above

304 (86.86)

46 (13.14)

2.82 (1.95–4.10)

<0.0001

  1. COR crude odd ratio
  2. *Exported to multivariate analysis model if P value was below 0.05
  3. Bold: statistically significant