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Table 3 Assessment of malaria service delivery

From: An assessment of the knowledge, practices and resources during the delivery of malaria health care services among private health care practitioners: a cross section study in the Mid-Western Region of Uganda

Assessment area

Number

N = 135

Percentage (95% CI)

Malaria treatment policy and guidelines

 Availability of malaria treatment protocols/guidelines

95

70.37(62.02 - 77.54)

 Access to malaria treatment protocols/guidelines

90

66.67(58.19 - 74.18)

 Use of malaria treatment protocols/guidelines

83

61.48(52.91 - 69.40)

 Heard of malaria test and treat policy

91

67.41(58.96 - 74.86)

Source of malaria information

 Ministry of Health

71

52.49(43.82 - 61.25)

 District health team

9

6.67(3.09 - 12.28)

 Media

36

26.67(19.43 - 34.59)

 Colleagues

35

25.93(18.77 - 34.17)

 Information obtained during formal education

36

26.67(19.43 - 34.96)

 Others (seminars and workshops)

4

2.96(0.81 - 7.41)

Staff training and mentorship

 Respondent received malaria related training in the last 12 months

66

48.89(40.19 - 57.63)

 Training on malaria treatment protocols/guidelines

55

40.74(32.37 - 49.53)

Staff knowledge

 Correct malaria definition

112

82.96(75.54 - 88.88)

 Correct definition of uncomplicated malaria

54

40.00(31.67 - 48.79)

 Correct definition of complicated/severe malaria

115

85.19(78.05 - 90.71)

Malaria laboratory practices

 Presence of malaria laboratory services

133

98.52(94.75 - 99.82)

 Availability of adequate space for laboratory

102

75.56(67.42 - 82.54)

 Presence of skilled laboratory personnel

78

57.78(48.98 - 66.22)

 Training of laboratory staff on malaria testing

54

40.00(31.67 - 48.79)

 Availability of malaria laboratory testing protocols

  Available and seen

53

39.26(30.97 - 48.03)

  Available and not seen

22

16.30(10.50 - 23.63)

  Not available

60

44.44(35.90 - 53.24)

 Types of malaria tests used

  Microscopy

12

8.89(4.68 - 15.01)

  Malaria RDTs

52

38.52(30.28 - 47.28)

  Both

71

52.59(43.82 - 61.25)

Anti malaria drugs stock at facility

 Anti-malaria drugs available in stock at the facility, on day of assessment

  Artemether-Lumefantrine tablets

15

85.19(78.05 - 90.71)

  Quinine (either tablets or injections)

101

74.81(66.62 – 81.89)

  Artesunate (intravenous)

98

72.59(64.25 – 79.91)

  Sulphadoxine – Pyrimethanine (SP) tablets

34

25.19(18.11 – 33.38)

  Dihydro –artemesinin piperaquine tablets

21

15.56(9.89 – 22.79)

  Chloroquine tablets

4

2.96(1.00 – 7.41)