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Table 4 Comparing Deki Reader and DHIS data for ACT treatment rates in Rivers and Akwa Ibom Pilot Facilities

From: The role of the Deki Reader™ in malaria diagnosis, treatment and reporting: findings from an Africare pilot project in Nigeria

Month

Data from Fionet

Data from DHIS2.0

Positive RDT result

Treated with ACT

Treated with ACT (%)

Positive RDT result

Positive microscopy

Treated with ACTa

Treated with ACT (%)

June

135

131

97.4

474

113

613

104.4

July

75

75

100.0

458

128

600

102.4

August

102

98

96.1

355

99

437

96.3

September

105

104

99.0

249

60

336

108.7

October

117

116

99.1

783

82

843

97.5

November

90

89

98.9

509

97

612

101.0

December

81

77

95.1

547

35

567

97.4

Total

705

691

98.0

3375

614

4008

101.0

  1. aDescribes frequency count of patients who received ACT based on a positive result from RDT or microscopy