Table 2 Prescribing behaviour of clinicians for parasite-negative patients in different contexts, 2005-2010
% of parasite-negative patients receiving any antimalarial | Total N of parasite-neg pts | % of parasite-negative patients receiving antibiotics | Diagnostic test | Country | Setting | Transmission level | % of patients positive for malaria | Year of study | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0% | 5162 | 35.6% | RDT | Tanzania | Rural Health Centres | high | 51.5% | 2008 | [28] |
9.0% | 14777 | Â | Microscopy and RDT | Uganda | District hospital outpatients | high | 45.0% | 2010 | [29] |
11.7% | 700 | 45.0% | RDT | Zanzibar | Primary Health Care | high | 30.0% | 2005 | [21] |
27.0% | 247 | 50.0% | Microscopy | Tanzania | Hospital Outpatients | high | 38.4% | 2005 | [22] |
30.0% | 218 | 50.0% | RDT | Tanzania | Hospital Outpatients | high | 38.4% | 2005 | [22] |
31.8% | 4661 | Â | RDT | Uganda | Primary Health Care | Low - high | 625% | 2007 | [39] |
35.5% | 183 | Â | RDT | Zambia | Outpatients, rural and urban | high | 44.2% | 2006 | [30] |
36.0% | 392 | Â | RDT | Kenya | Government health facilities | Low - high | 12% | 2006 | [40] |
40.4% | 141 | 55.3% | RDT | Tanzania | Hospital Outpatients | high | 55.4% | 2006 | [41] |
46.0% | 1298 | 28.8% | RDT | Ghana | Rural health centres | high | 26.2% | 2007-2008 | [20] |
49.5% | 1013 | 35.0% | RDT | Ghana | Rural health centres | high | 37.7% | 2007-2008 | [20] |
49.5% | 1325 | 28.6% | Microscopy | Ghana | Rural health centres | high | 26.9% | 2007-2008 | [20] |
54.6% | 416 | 50.0% | Microscopy | Tanzania | Hospital Outpatients | low | 0.4% | 2005 | [22] |
58.0% | 401 | 50.0% | RDT | Tanzania | Hospital Outpatients | low | 0.4% | 2005 | [22] |
58.4% | 77 | Â | Microscopy | Zambia | Outpatients, rural and urban | high | 45.4% | 2006 | [30] |
61.3% | 68 | 87.1% | RDT/microscopy | Kenya | Outpatients > = 5 years | high | 52.7% | 2006 | [42] |
63.0% | 367 | 50.0% | Microscopy | Tanzania | Hospital Outpatients | low-moderate | 8.3% | 2005 | [22] |
63.0% | 386 | 50.0% | RDT | Tanzania | Hospital Outpatients | low-moderate | 8.3% | 2005 | [22] |
75.0% | 52 | 84.6% | RDT/microscopy | Kenya | Outpatients < 5 yrs | high | 50.0% | 2006 | [42] |
79.8% | 287 | 54.7% | RDT | Burkina Faso | Primary care, rural, dry season | low | 28.2% | 2006 | [10] |
82.6% | 206 | 59.9% | RDT | Burkina Faso | Primary care, rural, rainy season | high | 68.2% | 2006 | [10] |