Factors associated with malaria microscopy diagnostic performance following a pilot quality-assurance programme in health facilities in malaria low-transmission areas of Kenya, 2014

Table 2 Characteristics of surveyed microscopists in malaria low-transmission areas of Kenya, 2014

Characteristic	Microscopists at QA-pilot health facilities (N = 56)		Microscopists at non-QA pilot health facilities (N = 82)
Characteristic	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
Individual level
Training and work experience
Recent microscopy refresher training	38	68	24	29
More than diploma-level initial training	45	80	59	72
≥5 years of work experience	49	88	66	80
Worked in malaria high-transmission area	35	63	17	21
Knowledge
Malaria diagnostic and treatment guidelines	47	84	32	39
Malaria epidemiology in county	55	98	70	85
Malaria case importation	55	98	75	91

QA quality assurance; recent training was defined as in the year prior to the survey

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