Table 1 Private facilities in the rural and urban areas of Mukono District, their attendants and diagnostic capabilities

Types

 Drug shop

40 (85.1)

130 (67.0)

2.80 (1.23–7.11)

0.009

 Private clinic

6 (12.8)

53(27.3)

0.39 (0.14–0.93)

0.017

 Pharmacy

1(2.1)

11(5.7)

0.36 (0.01–2.61)

0.530

Registration

 Facility registration

26 (55.3)

165 (85.9)

0.22 (0.10–0.47)

<0.001

 Registration with NDA^a

16 (34.0)

150 (62.2)

0.31 (0.16–0.60)

<0.001

Sex of attendants

 Females

43 (91.5)

146 (75.3)

3.53 (1.19–14.20)

<0.001*

Professions of persons managing the facilities

 Doctor/clinical officer

0 (0.0)

23 (11.9)

-

-

 Registered nurse/midwife

1 (2.1)

12 (6.2)

0.33 (0.01–2.34)

0.239*

 Enrolled nurse/midwife

12 (25.5)

63 (32.5)

0.71 (0.35–1.47)

0.183

 Nursing assistant/aide

31(66.0)

70 (36.1)

3.43 (1.76–6.71)

<0.001

 Other

3 (6.4)

26 (13.4)

0.44 (0.09–1.54)

0.139*

Highest level of education of persons found in the facilities

 Secondary

31 (66.0)

71(36.6)

3.56 (1.72–6.56)

<0.001

 Tertiary (certificate/diploma)

16 (34.0)

117 (60.3)

0.34 (0.17–0.66)

<0.001

 University

0 (0)

6 (3.1)

-

-

Diagnostic capacity

 Availability of a thermometer

44 (93.6)

185 (95.4)

0.71 (0.17–4.27)

0.425

 Having a microscope

5 (10.6)

46 (23.7)

0.38 (0.11–1.05)

0.077

 Presence of RDTs at the facility

21 (46.7)

115 (59.3)

0.55 (0.29–1.06)

0.057

 Having a copy of the malaria treatment guidelines

8 (17.0)

53 (27.3)

0.55 (0.21–1.29)

0.100