Evaluating malaria case management at public health facilities in two provinces in Angola

Malaria Journal

Table 3 Standard key indicators on healthcare worker performance in malaria case management, as assessed in health facility surveys in Huambo and Uíge Provinces, Angola, 2016

	Huambo		Uíge
	%	95% CI	%	95% CI
Suspect malaria cases receiving malaria test	30	23–38	69	53–81
<5 Years	30	23–38	82	65–92
RDT	25	18–33	81	64–91
Microscopy	5	2–13	1	0.2–4
≥5 Years	30	21–41	64	46–78
RDT	28	19–39	63	46–78
Microscopy	3	1–10	1	0.2–2
Confirmed malaria cases treated with appropriate anti-malarial	74	52–88	86	74–93
Suspect malaria cases negative for malaria^a but treated with anti-malarial	2	0.4–5.6	2	0.7–6.8
Suspect malaria cases not tested and treated with appropriate anti-malarial	1	0.3–4	7	2–23
Suspect malaria cases managed correctly^b	27	21–35	59	43–74
True malaria cases appropriately treated^c	28	13–49	60	42–75

RDT rapid diagnostic test
^aDuring re-examination
^bTested and treated with first-line anti-malarial with correct dose only if positive
^cTreated with first-line anti-malarial with correct dose

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