Table 2 Bivariate risk factors associated with pre-hospital Watch group antibiotic use among patients reporting pre-hospital antibiotic use from March 23, 2016 to June 30, 2017 at the district hospital of Nanoro, Burkina Faso (424 antibiotics used by 363 patients reporting antibiotic use)
From: Use of WATCH antibiotics prior to presentation to the hospital in rural Burkina Faso
|  | Number of antibiotics reported (n = 424) | Watch group antibiotic use (n = 159) | Odds ratio (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | |||
Age (Years) | ||||
0–14 | 283 | 87 | 30.7 | 1 |
 > 14 | 141 | 72 | 51.1 | 2.35 (1.55–3.56) |
Malaria season | ||||
High | 146 | 56 | 38.4 | 1 |
Low | 278 | 103 | 37.1 | 0.95 (0.63–1.43) |
Care status | ||||
Not hospitalized | 286 | 113 | 39.5 | 1 |
Hospitalized | 138 | 46 | 33.3 | 0.77 (0.50–1.17) |
Referral status* | ||||
Self-referred | 146 | 41 | 28.1 | 1 |
Referred from primary health care centers | 277 | 117 | 42.2 | 1.87 (1.22–2.89) |