Table 1 Characteristics of included study facilities
Generic facility ID | Ownership or operating authority | Facility type | Represented level of primary healthcare delivery | Head of facility (provider cadre) | Available services | Availability and type of malaria diagnostic service—RDT or microscopy | Reasons for limited or no availability of a particular diagnostic service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health facility (HF) 1 | Private | Maternity home | Community | Nurse/midwife | Basic preventive Curative for minor ailments | None | Prolonged district-wide RDT stock-outs including private wholesale/retail suppliers |
HF2 | Private | Clinic | Sub-district | Medical officer (doctor) | Preventive Limited curative | RDT—limited, irregular supply | Prolonged district-wide RDT stock-outs including private wholesale/retail suppliers |
HF3 | Private | Hospital | District | Medical officer (doctor) | Curative Limited specialist services E.g., surgery, delivery | Microscopy—routine use | HOF preference backed by infrastructural capacity for quality-assured microscopy |
HF4 | Government | Health center (small) 40–50 patients per day | Community | Physician assistant | Basic preventive Curative for minor ailments | RDT—limited, irregular supply Microscopy—limited basis | Prolonged district-wide RDT stock-outs Limited recovery on facility costs for reagents needed for microscopy |
HF5 | Government | Health center (large) 100–200 patients per day | Sub-district | Physician assistant | Preventive Limited curative | RDT—limited supply Microscopy—limited basis | Prolonged district-wide RDT stock-outs Limited recovery on facility costs for reagents needed for microscopy |
HF6 | Government | District hospital | District | Medical officer (doctor) | Curative Limited specialist services E.g., surgery, caesarean section, delivery | RDT—limited supply and use Microscopy—routine use | Prolonged district-wide RDT stock-outs |