2004 | 2006 | |
---|---|---|
Health facility characteristics | N = 94 | N = 104 |
No (%) | No (%) | |
Type of facility | ||
Hospital-affiliated health center | 7 (7.4) | 6 (5.8) |
Urban health center | 7 (7.4) | 8 (7.7) |
Rural health center | 78 (83.0) | 87 (83.7) |
Health post | 2 (2.1) | 3 (2.9) |
Equipment available at facility | ||
Weighing scale | 92 (97.9) | 99 (97.1)* |
Thermometer† | 91 (97.8)‡ | 90 (88.2)* |
Working microscope | 16 (17.0) | 18 (17.3) |
Malaria rapid diagnostic test† | 0 | 65 (62.5) |
Any test (malaria rapid diagnostic test or microscopy)† | 16 (17.0) | 76 (73.1) |
Wall charts | ||
Artemether-lumefantrine dosage chart† | 19 (20.2) | 78 (75.0) |
Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine dosage chart | 48 (51.1) | 39 (37.5) |
Quinine dosage chart | 4 (4.3) | 4 (3.9) |
Available drugs on the survey day | ||
Artemether-lumefantrine (any non-expired tablets) | 48 (51.1) | 62 (59.6) |
Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (any formulation)† | 94 (100) | 96 (92.3) |
Quinine (injection) | 68 (72.3) | 78 (75.0) |
Quinine (tablets) | 74 (78.7) | 90 (86.5) |
Chloroquine (any formulation)† | 71 (75.5) | 0 |
Health worker characteristics | N = 103 | N = 135 |
No (%) | No (%) | |
Pre-service training | ||
Clinical officer | 30 (29.1) | 38 (28.2)§ |
Enrolled Nurse | 49 (47.6) | 52 (38.5) |
Registered nurse | 4 (3.9) | 10 (7.4) |
Other | 20 (19.4) | 35 (25.9) |
In-service training including recommendations on the use of artemether-lumefantrine† | 26 (25.2) | 55 (40.7) |
Possession of guidelines that included artemether-lumefantrine recommendations† | 60 (58.3) | 124 (91.9) |
Frequency of supervision (past 6 months) | ||
0 visit | 14 (13.6) | 16 (11.9) |
1 visit† | 22 (21.4) | 56 (41.5) |
2 visits | 42 (40.8) | 52 (38.5) |
3 or more visits† | 25 (24.3) | 11 (8.1) |