Table 4 Predictors influencing performance of malaria test for patients with fever

Multivariate results

Health workers’ pre-service training

 Nurse/nurse aid/other

2.40 (1.29–4.50)

 Doctor/nurse practitioner

Ref

Health worker received malaria case management training^a

 Trained

2.39 (1.28–4.47)

 Not trained

Ref

Patient’s age

 5 years and older

2.29 (1.23–4.27)

 Below 5 years

Ref

Temperature ≥37.5 °C

 Yes

2.99 (1.33–6.71)

 No

Ref

Fever main complaint

 Yes

5.34 (1.12–25.45)

 No

Ref

Running nose main complaint

 Absent

3.49 (1.24–9.84)

 Present

Ref

Univariate results ^b

Health worker received malaria supervision in past 6 months

 Yes

1.03 (0.57–1.88)

 No

Ref

Health worker has access to malaria treatment guideline

 Yes

1.61 (0.81–3.20)

 No

Ref

Health worker trained how to perform RDTs

 Yes

1.00 (0.50–2.00)

 No

Ref

Health worker has access to RDT job aide

 Yes

0.99 (0.53–1.84)

 No

Ref