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Table 1 Summary table of RDT storage temperatures and humidity levels

From: Malaria rapid diagnostic test transport and storage conditions in Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ethiopia and the Philippines

    

% of Temp.(°C)

 

Min Temp. (°C)

Max Temp.(°C)

Max humidity (%RH)

≤ 30.0

>30.0

>37.0

>40.0

>45.0

Burkina Faso

13.6

42.7

100

     

Bobo Dioulasso -Regional Warehouse

17.1

35.5

80

61.6

38.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

Dori -Health District

24.2

42.7

73

21.1

78.9

16.3

3.9

0.0

Dori-Health Center

24.2

41.3

83

26.6

73.4

11.8

1.5

0.0

Gaoua -Health District

13.6

39.4

100

45.5

54.5

0.1

0.0

0.0

Gaoua -Health Center

18.8

35.9

100

74.4

25.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

Nouna -Health District

17.4

34.9

80

93.8

6.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

Nouna -Health Center

20.7

41.8

93

38.8

61.2

10.0

1.2

0.0

Ouagadougou -Central Warehouse

26.2

34

82

52.3

47.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

Philippines

21.2

36.4

100

     

Cawag, Subic, Zambales City -Health Facility

21.2

36.4

100

79.9

20.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

Manila -Central Warehouse

24.7

34.2

99

76.3

23.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

Palawan -Health Facility

23.9

35.8

100

72.9

27.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

Quezon -Regional Warehouse

23.4

33.6

84

73.0

27.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Quezon -Health Facility

21.9

36.1

98

86.4

13.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

Tuguegarao -Regional Warehouse

22.6

36.4

86

63.7

36.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

Senegal

19.2

47.6

99

     

Guédiawaye -District Pharmacy

23.9

32.4

83

76.0

24.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Dakar -National Warehouse

20.9

31.3

95

96.9

3.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

Kolda -Regional warehouse

19.2

38.3

78

66.9

33.1

1.3

0.0

0.0

Kounkané -Pharmacy/Health post

20.6

37.4

92

59.5

40.5

0.1

0.0

0.0

Lingéwal -Pharmacy/Health post

21.5

40.9

99

51.7

48.3

3.8

0.1

0.0

Matam -District Pharmacy

25.4

40.3

75

16.0

84.0

11.4

0.1

0.0

Nabadaji -Pharmacy/Health post

23.1

47.6

71

10.7

89.3

38.7

18.2

1.8

Nimzatt -Health Post

22.6

34.6

85

69.2

30.8

0.1

0.0

0.0

Ourrossogui -Regional warehouse

22.4

41.8

86

21.4

78.6

17.0

1.4

0.0

Velingara -District Pharmacy

22.6

41.1

95

34.8

65.2

9.1

0.6

0.0

Ethiopia

8.3

43.7

94

     

Afar-Health center (C11)

24.9

43.7

67

19.7

80.3

28.6

7.6

0.0

Afar-Health post (C21)

22.0

41.1*

83

43.6

56.4

3.7

0.0

0.0

Afar-Health post

25.1

40.9

67

23.8

76.2

14.0

1.0

0.0

Afar-Regional Warehouse

23.3

42.2*

73

21.1

79.0

1.6

0.0

0.0

Amhara-Health post

14.7

32.7

88

99.1

0.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

Amhara-Health post

16.8

32.5

82

100.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Amhara-Regional Warehouse

17.3

31.3

72

99.0

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Amara-Health center

19.5

29.6

81

100.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Oromia-Central Warehouse

8.3

33

94

99.1

0.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

Oromia-Regional Warehouse

16.6

33.3

71

100.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Oromia-Health post (C13)

17.6

30.8

85

100.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Oromia-Health post (C15)

17

31.6

86

100.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Oromia-Health center

16.2

29.3

85

100.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

  1. * Only one single temperature reading recorded above 40°C.
  2. The temperature ranges were based on manufacturer-recommended storage temperatures for the RDTs used in this study. Percentages of temperature recorded above the recommended limit for the RDTs uses in the country are highlighted in italics.