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Table 1 Relationship between health workers’ age/cadre and knowledge of M&E of malaria control interventions

From: How do health workers perceive and practice monitoring and evaluation of malaria control interventions in South-east Nigeria?

Knowledge variables

Overall totals n(%)

Age categories

Cadres of health workers

20 – 29 (N=9)

30 – 39 (N=54)

40 – 49 (N=105)

50 – 59 (N=35)

x2(p-value)

EHO (N=9)

CHEW (N=81)

Nurse/ midwife (N=94)

Others (N=29)

x2(p-value)

Identification of M&E forms

The health facility form 1 is called the ………… .

173 (81.5)

4 (44.4)

39 (72.2)

89 (84.8)

28 (80)

10.20 (0.02)

9 (100)

64 (79)

76 (80.8)

24 (82.8)

2.29 (0.52)

The health facility form 2 is called the ………… .

175 (82.3)

8 (88.9)

35 (64.8)

84 (80)

28 (80)

9.37 (0.03)

7 (77.8)

67 (82.7)

74 (78.7)

26 (89.7)

1.77 (0.62)

What should be filled in forms

In filling the name of patient, which of the following is true?

187 (87.9)

7 (77.8)

46 (85.2)

92 (87.6)

30 (85.7)

0.01 (1.00)

9 (100)

69 (85.2)

84 (89.3)

26 (89.7)

0.84 (0.84)

Which of the following is the best way to record the age of a patient/client?

145 (68.1)

0

0

3(2.9)

5(14.2)

12.86(0.01)

0

3(3.7)

4 (4.3)

2 (6.9)

0.95 (0.81)

<2 years

Under which column is a blood film microcopy of +++ filled?

187(87.8)

5 (55.6)

50 (92.6)

89 (84.8)

27 (77.1)

11.68 (0.01)

8 (88.9)

70 (86.4)

82 (87.2)

27 (93.1)

0.93 (0.82)

Diagnosis of malaria

A confirmed case of malaria is one that ……………

131(61.5)

1 (11.1)

30 (55.6)

60 (57.1)

26 (74.3)

11.50 (0.01)

6 (66.7)

54 (66.6)

57 (60.6)

15 (51.7)

2.10 (0.55)

Severe malaria refers to which of the following ……… .

173(81.2)

6 (66.7)

46 (85.2)

82 (78.1)

24 (68.6)

4.37 (0.22)

9 (100)

62 (76.5)

76 (80.8)

25 (86.2)

3.85 (0.28)

Malaria control interventions

The ACTs are classified as ACT1 – ACT4, based on ……… . .

54(25.4)

8 (88.9)

38 (70.3)

74 (70.5)

26 (74.3)

3.20 (0.36)

2 (22.2)

17 (21)

29 (30.9)

6 (20.6)

2.87 (0.41)