Table 5 Frequency of diagnostic questions and procedures by RDT result, 2016 sample only
Questions asked and procedures performed | Not tested (N = 210) | RDT− (N = 405) | RDT+ (N = 166) | p a | Rank order | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | RDT− | RDT+ | ||
Questions | ||||||
Current use of any medication | 23.3 (14.8, 34.8) | 16.3 (9.4, 26.9) | 24.1 (15.2, 36.0) | 0.029 | 12 | 11 |
Concurrent illness/existing conditions | 35.2 (24.8, 47.3) | 18.9 (14.1, 24.9) | 33.7 (23.5, 45.8) | < 0.005 | 11 | 9 |
Experience of convulsions | 3.8 (1.3, 11.1) | 2.6 (1.1, 6.0) | 3.6 (1.7, 7.7) | 0.515 | 19 | 19 |
Experience of drowsiness/unconsciousness | 7.7 (4.3, 13.3) | 9.7 (5.9, 15.6) | 8.4 (4.2, 16.3) | 0.631 | 15 | 15 |
Experience of fever | 98.6 (95.9, 99.5) | 97.9 (96.1, 98.9) | 97.6 (94.4, 99.0) | 0.834 | 1 | 1 |
Experience of cough | 87.1 (70.9, 95.0) | 84.4 (77.7, 89.3) | 78.3 (68.0, 86.0) | 0.079 | 3 | 3 |
Experience of breathing difficulties | 40.0 (24.8, 57.4) | 31.5 (22.2, 42.6) | 21.1 (12.1, 34.2) | 0.012 | 9 | 12 |
Experience of head/body pain | 53.3 (44.1, 62.3) | 57.9 (50.0, 65.4) | 65.1 (51.7, 76.4) | 0.112 | 5 | 4 |
Experience of ear ache | 14.8 (7.9, 26.2) | 10.9 (6.6, 17.6) | 11.5 (6.4, 19.8) | 0.857 | 14 | 13 |
Experience of nausea/vomiting | 59.1 (45.3, 71.5) | 54.4 (45.6, 62.9) | 59.6 (40.1, 68.5) | 0.247 | 7 | 7= |
Experience of diarrhoea | 61.4 (46.7, 74.3) | 55.3 (46.7, 63.7) | 60.2 (48.5, 70.9) | 0.278 | 6 | 6 |
Experience of chills | 32.4 (21.2, 46.1) | 23.2 (17.7, 29.7) | 28.3 (19.5, 39.2) | 0.192 | 10 | 10 |
Ability to drink/breastfeed | 30.0 (19.0, 45.0) | 15.4 (10.1, 22.8) | 9.0 (4.7, 16.6) | 0.043 | 13 | 14 |
Measles/spots in past 3 months | 4.3 (2.4, 7.6) | 2.4 (0.9, 6.3) | 0 (–) | 0.045 | 20= | 22= |
Duration of current symptoms | 89.5 (81.9, 94.2) | 85.3 (76.3, 91.4) | 84.3 (73.6, 91.2) | 0.758 | 2 | 2 |
Procedure | ||||||
Body temperature measured | 59.1 (41.2, 74.8) | 67.9 (49.2, 82.1) | 59.6 (39.7, 76.9) | 0.059 | 4 | 7= |
Body weight measured | 45.2 (30.9, 60.5) | 53.0 (41.5, 64.1) | 63.9 (45.1, 79.1) | 0.016 | 8 | 5 |
Blood pressure measured | 3.8 (0.8, 16.7) | 0.2 (0.1, 1.9) | 1.2 (0.3, 5.0) | 0.137 | 23 | 20= |
Abdomen palpated | 6.7 (3.1, 13.8) | 3.6 (1.6, 7.5) | 7.2 (2.1, 22.3) | 0.055 | 18 | 17 |
Eyes examined | 11.0 (5.4, 21.1) | 6.4 (3.3, 11.9) | 4.2 (0.9, 18.2) | 0.311 | 16 | 18 |
Palms examined | 1.9 (0.4, 9.0) | 1.9 (0.8, 4.7) | 0 (–) | 0.074 | 22 | 22= |
Respiratory rate measured | 16.7 (7.1, 34.2) | 4.3 (2.2, 8.2) | 7.9 (2.5, 22.8) | 0.074 | 17 | 16 |
Other diagnostic test (or referral) | 1.4 (0.3, 6.1) | 2.4 (0.9, 6.3) | 1.2 (0.2, 7.5) | 0.194 | 20= | 20= |