Assessment area | Number N = 135 | Percentage (95% CI) |
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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) |