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Table 5 Impact of MDRT on malaria parasite detection, species identification and parasite quantification among study participants

From: Impact of malaria diagnostic refresher training programme on competencies and skills in malaria diagnosis among medical laboratory professionals: evidence from Ghana 2015–2019

Variable

Poisson regression model with robust standard error

Negative binomial regression model with robust standard error

 

RR [95% CI]

RR [95% CI]

Malaria parasite detection

 Before intervention

Ref

Ref

 After intervention

1.34 [1.32–1.35] ***

1.36 [1.33—1.39]***

Malaria species identification

 Before Intervention

Ref

Ref

 After Intervention

3.31 [3.26–3.37] ***

3.99 [3.67–4.34]***

Malaria parasite quantification

 Before intervention

Ref

Ref

 After intervention

2.92 [2.86–2.98] ***

3.41 [3.01–3.88]***

Overall performance of participants

 Before intervention

Ref

Ref

 After intervention

2.03 [2.00–2.06] ***

2.07 [2.01–2.13]***

  1. RR: rate ratio, Ref: Reference category
  2. ***p < 0.001