Table 2 Relationship between health workers’ age/cadre and their perception of M&E of malaria control interventions
Perception variables, questions asked and responses | Overall totals n (%) | Age categories (years) | Cadres of health workers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | x2(p-value) | EHO | CHEWS | Nurse/midwife | others | x2(p-value) | |||
Why do you think we need to keep proper records of all malaria cases seen at the health facility? | a) Because we are asked to do so | 16 (7.5) | 0 | 5(9.3) | 5 (4.8) | 3(8.6) | 2.12(0.54) | 1(11.1) | 9(11.1) | 5(5.3) | 1(2.0) | 3.10(0.38) |
b)To keep busy | 2 (0.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2.9) | 4.84(0.18) | 0 | 0 | 2(2.1) | 0 | 2.54(0.47) | |
c)To have information on the number of malaria and other cases seen | 208 (97.7) | 9(100) | 54 (100) | 101(96.2) | 34(97.1) | 2.31(0.51) | 9(100) | 77(95.1) | 93(98.9) | 28(96.5) | 1.75(0.63) | |
d)Don’t know | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2.9) | 4.85(0.18) | 0 | 0 | 1(1.1) | 0 | 1.26(0.74) | |
Important information to be documented from a patient that visits a health facility include the following | a) Date of consultation | 82 (38.5) | 3 (33.3) | 20(54.0) | 36(34.3 | 16(45.7) | 1.72(0.63) | 5(13.5) | 38(46.9) | 28(29.8) | 11(37.9) | 6.16(0.10) |
b) Name of patient | 91 (42.7) | 3 (33.3) | 22(40.7) | 41(39.1) | 18(51.4) | 2.08(0.56) | 5(13.50 | 42(52.0) | 31(33.0) | 12(41.4) | 7.41(0.06) | |
c) Place of work of patient | 25 (11.7) | 1(11.1) | 5(9.3) | 12(11.5) | 6(17.2) | 5.64(0.13) | 0 | 12(14.8) | 9(9.6) | 4(13.8) | 2.55(0.47) | |
d) Only a and b | 155 (72.8) | 7(77.8) | 42(77.8) | 76(72.4) | 19(54.3) | 5.64(0.13) | 6(66.7) | 50(61.7) | 76(80.9) | 23(82.1) | 8.20(0.04) | |
e) Only a and c | 12 (5.6) | 0 | 3(5.6) | 5(4.8) | 3(8.6) | 1.28(0.73) | 0 | 5(6.2) | 6(6.4) | 1(3.4) | 0.95(0.81) | |
Data transmission - For data transmission to be effective, it should ……… | a) Take into account, the previous month’s updates from the field | 67 (31.5) | 2(2.2) | 18(33.3) | 31(29.5) | 11(31.4) | 0.25(0.97) | 4(44.4) | 23(28.4) | 30(31.9) | 10(34.5) | 1.19(0.76) |
a) Meet the specified timeline | 54 (25.4) | 2(2.2) | 19(35.1) | 21(20 | 8(22.9) | 3.61(0.31) | 4(44.4) | 25(30.9) | 20(21.3) | 6(20.7) | 4.12(0.25) | |
c) Be done using the correct medium of transmission | 49 (23.0) | 0 | 14(25.9) | 20(1.9) | 9(25.7) | 3.75(0.29) | 4(44.4) | 18(22.2) | 17(18.1) | 11(37.9) | 7.17(0.07) | |
d) Have complete data/information | 49 (23.0) | 0 | 14(25.9) | 22(2.1) | 7(20) | 2.96(0.40) | 4(44.4) | 18(22.2) | 21(22.3) | 6(20.7) | 2.48(0.48) | |
e) All of the above | 119 (55.9) | 4(44.4) | 31(57.4) | 60(57.1) | 17(48.6) | 0.74(0.86) | 5(55.6) | 42(51.9) | 61(43.6) | 13(44.8) | 5.44(0.14) | |