Table 4 Generalized linear mixed model results (outcome: RDT acceptance; fixed effects: parameters; random effects: village)
From: Willingness to use a rapid diagnostic test for malaria in a rural area of central Côte d’Ivoire
Accept malaria diagnosis with an RDT (first use) | Accept malaria diagnosis with an RDT (further use) | |
|---|---|---|
Parameters | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) |
Blood is sacred body fluid | 0.47 (0.01-17.5) | 0.42 (0.12-1.52) |
Blood keeps life in the body | 3.61 (0.15-86.3) | 7.16 (0.48-107.7) |
Malaria is inside the blood | ||
Yes | 0.89 (0.07-11.0) | 2.55 (0.63-10.3) |
Don’t know | 0.53 (0.01-23.1) | 1.07 (0.18-6.40) |
Blood sample for medical test | 5.30 (0.37-75.3) | 8.31 (2.22-31.1)* |
Utility of an RDT | 3.64 (0.28-47.5) | 0.18 (0.03-1.13) |
Reason to have (or not) a malaria test done | ||
Free of charge | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Fear | 0.001 (0–0.12) | 0.007 (0–0.40)* |
Know HIV status | 0.004 (0–0.22) | 0.005 (0–0.30)* |
Knowledge about HIV | ||
HIV test knowledge | 6.28 (0.09-432.9) | 1.70 (0.30-9.51) |
HIV testing | 0.31 (0.02-5.32) | 0.61 (0.15-2.59) |
Reason to have (or not) an HIV test done | ||
Fear | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Curiosity | 7.79 (0.11-534.6) | 20.72 (0.55-781.1) |
Difference between malaria and HIV test | 0.22 (0–10.2) | 0.16 (0.02-1.09) |
HIV test rather than malaria test | ||
Yes | 0.48 (0–51.9) | 16.61 (1.03-268.5)* |
Don’t know | 0.89 (0.01-90.9) | 1.88 (0.13-26.4) |