Additional file 2: of Unpredictability dictates quality of maternal and newborn care provision in rural Tanzania-A qualitative study of health workers’ perspectives

Interview guide for health worker interviews in Tandahimba February 2014. (DOCX 27 kb

Effect of maternal education on test uptake in different malaria endemicities.

<p>Figure legend: ▴, Secondary or higher schooling versus no schooling; •, Primary schooling versus no schooling. Mixed-effects logistic regression model in pooled dataset of 13 surveys, adjusted for data clustering and <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0095483#pone-0095483-t003" target="_blank">Table 3</a> covariates. Stable transmission categories refer to low (<i>Pf</i>PR_2–10<5%), moderate (<i>Pf</i>PR_2–10 5%–40%) and high (<i>Pf</i>PR_2–10>40%).</p

Forest plot of test uptake at non-hospital sources versus hospitals in each country.

<p>Figure legend: CI refers to confidence interval. Mixed-effects logistic regression models adjusted for data clustering and <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0095483#pone-0095483-t003" target="_blank">Table 3</a> covariates. AOR <1.0 indicates reduced odds of testing at non-hospital sources compared to hospitals.</p

Effect of source of care, malaria endemicity and socioeconomic covariates on test uptake.

<p>CI refers to confidence interval. AOR refers to adjusted odds ratio. COR refers to crude odds ratio.</p>a<p>Mixed-effects logistic regression model in pooled dataset of 13 surveys, adjusted for data clustering and above covariates.</p>b<p>COR (source of care): non-hospital = 0.56 (95% CI: 0.51–0.62); community health worker = 0.30 (95% CI: 0.21–0.41); pharmacy = 0.06 (95% CI: 0.05–0.08); other = 0.09 (95% CI: 0.07–0.12); no care sought = 0.04 (95% CI: 0.04–0.05). Non-hospital formal medical refers to any formal medical source that is not a hospital or CHW. Other refers to traditional practitioners, shops, relatives/friends, or other non-specified locations.</p>c<p>COR (malaria endemicity): no transmission = 0.51 (95% CI: 0.38–0.70); unstable transmission = 5.67 (95% CI: 0.44–73.6); moderate stable transmission = 1.35 (95% CI: 1.12–1.63); high stable transmission = 0.67 (95% CI: 0.55–0.81). No risk areas refer to non-endemic areas. Unstable malaria transmission refers to areas of very low but non-zero transmission. Stable transmission categories refer to low (<i>Pf</i>PR_2–10<5%), moderate (<i>Pf</i>PR_2–10 5%–40%) and high (<i>Pf</i>PR_2–10>40%).</p

Characteristics of febrile children less than five years old reportedly tested in 13 countries.

a<p>Children less than five years old reportedly having fever in the 2 weeks prior to the interview.</p>b<p>Febrile children less than five years old reportedly receiving a finger or heel stick for testing.</p>c<p>Non-hospital formal medical refers to any formal medical source that is not a hospital or CHW. Other refers to traditional practitioners, shops, relatives/friends, or other non-specified locations.</p>d<p>No transmission refer to non-endemic areas. Unstable transmission refers to areas of very low but non-zero malaria transmission. Stable transmission categories refer to low (<i>Pf</i>PR_2–10<5%), moderate (<i>Pf</i>PR_2–10 5%–40%) and high (<i>Pf</i>PR_2–10>40%).</p

Flow chart of inclusion criteria for study.

<p>Flow chart of inclusion criteria for study.</p