Table 4 Health worker adherence to malaria diagnostic test results and training instructions in Blantyre, Malawi, 2009
Test results | Training instructions | Treated with anti-malarial n/N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sites with local microscopy | Â | Â |
   Microscopy positive, RDT positive | Treat for malaria | 366/368 (99) |
   Microscopy positive, RDT negative | Treat for malaria | 283/286 (99) |
   Microscopy negative, RDT negative | Do not treat for malaria | 34/471 (7) |
   Microscopy negative, RDT positive | Do not treat for malaria | 83/155 (54) |
Sites without local microscopy | Â | Â |
   RDT positive | Treat for malaria | 985/1,005 (98) |
   RDT negative | Do not treat for malaria | 223/385 (58) |