Table 3 Patient characteristics in outpatient health facilities, Huambo Province, Angola
From: Quality of malaria case management at outpatient health facilities in Angola
Characteristic | No. and weighted percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|
n/N | % (95% CI) | |
Patient had suspected malaria a | ||
Among all patients | 136/177 | 77.8 (69.5-86.2) |
Among patients < 5 years old | 62/72 | 79.5 (65.3-93.7) |
Among patients ≥ 5 years old | 74/105 | 76.5 (66.1-86.9) |
Patient (all ages) with suspected malaria had symptoms of a non-malaria cause of the febrile illness (e.g., a respiratory infection) | 63/136 | 48.0 (36.8-59.3) |
Malaria diagnoses according to the analysis algorithm (Figure 1) | ||
Complicated malaria | 1/177 | 0.8 (0-2.4) |
Uncomplicated malaria | 58/177 | 35.0 (26.0-44.1) |
Not malaria | 118/177 | 64.2 (55.1-73.3) |
Patient was tested for malaria with either microscopy or a rapid diagnostic test, whether or not indicated by the policy | 64/177 | 28.5 (17.9-39.2) |
Appropriateness of malaria testing | ||
Patient with suspected malaria (i.e., test needed) was testedb | 58/136 | 30.7 (17.9-43.6) |
Patient without suspected malaria (i.e., no test needed) was not tested | 35/41 | 79.2 (60.5-97.9) |
Overall adherence to the testing policy (all ages)c | 93/177 | 41.5 (30.2-52.7) |
Overall adherence to the testing policy (age < 5 years old)c | 36/72 | 40.0 (25.0-55.0) |
Overall adherence to the testing policy (age ≥ 5 years old)c | 57/105 | 42.7 (27.7-57.6) |