Table 2 Predictors of pneumoniaa treatment practices of health workers trained in IMCI
| Â | Â | Recommended or adequate treatment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | No. of consultations or mean value | OR (95% CI) | n (%) | OR (95% CI) |
Final multivariate models | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Health worker received | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Study supports | N = 28 | 3.0 (1.0, 8.6) | 15 (53.6) | 1.5 (0.6, 3.7) |
   Usual supports | N = 42 | ref. | 19 (45.2) | ref. |
No. supervisory visits, past 6 months (ranging from 0-4) | mean = 0.9 | 2.1 (1.1, 3.9) | -- | 1.6 (1.1, 2.3) |
Consultation duration, in minutes (ranging from 5 to 131) | median = 16 | 1.04 (1.00, 1.08) | -- | --b |
No. of IMCI classifications (ranging from 1 to 4) | mean = 2.8 | --b | -- | 2.0 (1.2, 3.3) |
Causal pathway variable omitted from multivariate modelling | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Health worker correctly diagnosed pneumonia | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | N = 49 | 49.8 (5.6, 442.1) | 28 (68.3) | 14.2 (4.0, 50.3) |
   No | N = 21 | ref. | 6 (20.7) | ref. |