Table 3 Knowledge and practices regarding malaria diagnosis and treatment
Health centre | Hospital | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | P value | |
Malaria diagnostic procedures | |||||
Microscopy | 25 | 96.15 | 18 | 100.00 | 0.400 |
Clinical symptomatology | 25 | 96.15 | 14 | 77.78 | 0.059 |
RDT | 13 | 50 | 3 | 16.67 | 0.024 |
Method you prefer to use | |||||
Microscopy | 12 | 46.15 | 14 | 77.78 | |
Clinical symptomatology | 10 | 38.46 | 4 | 22.22 | |
RDT | 4 | 15.38 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.066 |
Treatments you know for uncomplicated malaria in children under 15 years | |||||
ASAQ | 20 | 76.92 | 18 | 100.00 | 0.028 |
AL | 19 | 73.08 | 17 | 94.44 | 0.071 |
QUININE | 22 | 84.62 | 16 | 88.89 | 0.685 |
SP | 14 | 53.85 | 9 | 50.00 | 0.802 |
AM im | 21 | 80.77 | 15 | 83.33 | 0.828 |
AS oral | 17 | 65.38 | 12 | 66.67 | 0.930 |
AS + SP | 4 | 15.38 | 6 | 33.33 | 0.152 |
ASMF | 3 | 11.54 | 3 | 16.67 | 0.626 |
Chloroquine | 2 | 7.69 | 2 | 11.11 | 0.698 |
Treatment you prescribe to children under 15 years in cases of uncomplicated malaria | |||||
ASAQ | 5 | 19.23 | 5 | 27.78 | |
AL | 5 | 19.23 | 12 | 66.67 | |
QUININE | 1 | 3.85 | 0 | 0.00 | |
AS | 2 | 7.69 | 1 | 5.56 | |
AM im | 13 | 50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.003 |
What makes you choose the treatment you mention? | |||||
It is the most effective | 17 | 65.38 | 12 | 66.67 | 0.93 |
It is the cheapest | 2 | 7.69 | 3 | 16.67 | 0.356 |
Its availability | 7 | 26.92 | 3 | 16.67 | 0.425 |
It is the safest | 7 | 26.92 | 7 | 38.89 | 0.402 |
It is preferred by patients | 5 | 19.23 | 1 | 5.56 | 0.194 |
It is indicated in the National Malaria Treatment Guidelines | 3 | 11.54 | 1 | 5.56 | 0.497 |
Why not prescribe ASAQ? | |||||
It is not available | 5 | 19.23 | 2 | 11.11 | 0.469 |
Side-effects | 14 | 53.85 | 12 | 66.67 | 0.395 |
It is not adapted to children | 1 | 3.85 | 0 | 0.00 | - |
Patients do not like it | 1 | 3.85 | 0 | 0.00 | - |
Others | 4 | 15.38 | 2 | 11.11 | 0.439 |
Do you know if there are resistances to any anti-malarial drug in the Bata District? | |||||
No | 9 | 34.62 | 3 | 16.67 | |
Yes | 17 | 65.38 | 15 | 83.33 | 0.166 |
Could you list which anti-malarial drugs have known resistances? | |||||
Chloroquine | 9 | 34.62 | 4 | 22.22 | 0.294 |
AS | 1 | 3.85 | 5 | 27.78 | 0.034 |
AM | 4 | 15.38 | 11 | 61.11 | 0.002 |
SP | 2 | 7.69 | 1 | 5.56 | 0.638 |
ASAQ | 3 | 11.54 | 1 | 5.56 | 0.455 |
Quinine | 3 | 11.54 | 3 | 16.67 | 0.476 |