Table 1 Characteristics of staff in registered drug shops
Staff characteristics (N=65) | N (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 13 (20%) |
Female | 52 (80%) |
Education | |
Primary | 0 (0%) |
Secondary | 63 (97%) |
Tertiary (Technical/University) | 2 (3%) |
Professional training | |
High Level of Training | 30 (46%) |
Enrolled Nurse | 20 |
Midwife | 5 |
Clinical Officer | 3 |
Comprehensive nurse | 1 |
Psychiatric nurse | 1 |
Low Level of Training | 35 (54%) |
Nursing Aide | 21 |
Auxiliary Nurse | 14 |
Knowledge of first line malaria treatment | |
No | 37 (57%) |
Yes | 28 (43%) |
Training in malaria case management ‡ | |
Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT) | 18 (28%) |
IMCI Guidelines§ | 12 (18%) |
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) | 3 (5%) |
Microscopy | 0 (0%) |
None of the above training | 39 (60%) |
Knowledge of RDT | |
Does not know | 46 (71%) |
Knows | 19 (29%) |