Low quality of routine microscopy for malaria at different levels of the health system in Dar es Salaam

Malaria Journal

Table 2 Malaria test positivity rates based on health statistics registries using routine microscopy (from April to December 2006, before the intervention) and routine RDT (from April to December 2007, after RDT implementation) in the 12 selected health facilities in Dar es Salaam.

	Routine Microscopy			Routine RDTs
Health Facility	Monthly average total tests	Monthly average positive tests	Positivity rate% [95% CI]	Monthly average total tests	Monthly average positive tests	Positivity rate% [95% CI]
Hospitals
Mwananyamala	6505	2548	39.2 [38.0, 40.4]	5412	316	5.8 [5.2, 6.5]
Amana	1846	592	32.1 [30.0, 34.2]	3595	202	5.6 [4.9, 6.4]
Temeke	4761	2499	52.5 [51.1, 53.9]	5949	307	5.2 [4.6, 5.8]
Health Centres
Tandale	3213	2980	92.7 [91.8, 93.6]	3823	230	6.0 [5.3, 6.8]
Buguruni	1857	260	14.0 [12.5, 15.7]	2531	186	7.3 [6.4, 8.4]
Kigamboni	655	321	49.0 [45.2, 52.8]	1060	69	6.5 [5.2, 8.2]
Dispensaries
Kawe	307	213	69.4 [64.0, 74.3]	561	35	6.2 [4.5, 8.6]
Tabata A	1005	479	47.7 [44.6, 50.8]	1670	76	4.6 [3.7, 5.7]
Mbagala K	238	202	84.9 [79.8, 88.9]	1319	158	12.0 [10.3, 13.8]
Control facilities
Sinza	987	733	74.3 [71.4, 76.9]	1908	1620	84.9 [83.2, 86.4]
Vingunguti	723	466	64.5 [60.9, 67.9]	1411	600	42.5 [40.0, 45.1]
Mbagala R	469	342	72.9 [68.7, 76.7]	549	546	99.5 [98.5, 99.8]

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