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Table 2 Health facility and health worker characteristics

From: Health worker factors associated with prescribing of artemisinin combination therapy for uncomplicated malaria in rural Tanzania

 

n/N

%

95%CI

Availability of malaria diagnostic

   

HF with microscopy

6/30

20.0

7.7-38.6

HF with mRDT

18/30

60.0

40.6-77.3

HF with both microscopy and mRDT

6/30

20.0

7.7-38.6

Health workers

   

  Medical officer

6/71

8.4

3.2-27.5

  Clinical officer

40/71

56.3

44.0-68.1

  Nurse aide and lower cadre

25/71

35.2

24.2-47.5

Patient seen by health worker(Age)

   

Patient seen by Health workers with age below and equal 35

134/685

19.6

12.3-29.8

Patient seen by health workers with age 35-60

514/685

75.0

64.9-83.0

Patient seen by health workers with age above 60

37/685

5.4

2.6-11.0

Patient seen by health worker (cadre, experience, training and job aids)

   

  Patient seen by a medical officer

32/685

4.7

2.4-9.0

  Patient seen by a clinical officer

488/685

71.2

60.5-80.0

  Patient seen by nurse aide or lower cadre

165/685

24.1

15.9-34.8

  Patient seen by HW with 3 or more years’ experience

525/685

76.6

68.0-83.5

  Patient seen by HW who had supervision visit in the previous 6 month

153/685

22.3

15.0-32.0

  Patient seen by HW who received in-service training in malaria case management*

458/685

66.9

55.4-76.6

  Patient seen by HW with malaria case management job aid**

289/685

42.2

30.7-54.5

  1. *In-service training includes malaria case management, integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI), or use of new anti-malarials.
  2. **Job aids include possession of the national malaria guideline and wall chart.