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Table 2 Health worker training and supervision in outpatient health facilities, Huambo Province, Angola

From: Quality of malaria case management at outpatient health facilities in Angola

Characteristic

Health workers with the characteristic (N = 93)

 

No.

% (95% CI)

Health worker received at least one formal training on AL use

(i.e., an organized course in a classroom or clinical setting that lasts at least a half day)

56

60.2 (47.7-72.8)

Health worker received informal training on AL use (i.e., a short, e.g., 1 hour, impromptu educational session provided by a supervisor or peer)

60

64.5 (53.1-75.9)

Health worker received formal or informal training on AL use

72

77.4 (66.6-88.2)

Health worker received at least 1 supervision visit in past 6 months

(any supervision, even if unrelated to malaria)

68

73.1 (63.9-82.4)

Health worker received at least 1 supervision visit in past 6 months in

which the supervisor observed and provided feedback on a consultation

32

34.4 (25.3-43.5)

Health worker supervised at least once in past 6 months on AL use

47

50.5 (40.4-60.7)

  1. AL = artemether-lumefantrine; CI = confidence interval.