Table 7 Determinants of potential prescribing omission vis-à-vis START criteria version 3 across the categories of socio-demographic and other background characteristics in Asmara, Eritrea, 2023

Age

-

1.00 (0.96, 1.04)

0.860

-

-

Sex

Male

1.02 (0.58, 1.78)

0.949

-

-

Female

Ref

-

-

-

Presence of chronic illness

Yes

0.53 (0.29, 0.97)

0.041

0.55 (0.28, 1.06)

0.073

No

Ref

-

Ref

-

Number of drugs prescribed

-

1.37 (1.07, 1.75)

0.012

0.89 (0.64, 1.25)

0.508

MRCI Score

-

1.23 (1.14, 1.32)

 < 0.001

1.25 (1.14, 1.38)

 < 0.001

Prescriber qualification

GP

Ref

-

-

-

Nurse practitioner

2.02 (0.54, 7.56)

0.299

-

-

GP intern

0.96 (0.12, 7.80)

0.969

-

-