Table 1 Descriptive summary of study period divided into seven quarters with the total number of Village Malaria Workers (VMWs), number of supervisory visits, rate of visits per month, approximate population covered by the VMWs, total RDTs used, total number of positive cases, and number of new VMWs introduced every quarter
Quarter | Number of total VMWs | Number of supervisory visits | Number of VMWs monitored during supervisory visits | Number of supervisory visits per VMW per month | Number of VMWs monitored per visit | Population covered (approx.) | Number of RDTs used | Number of positive cases | Number of new VMWs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First (1 November 2018 to 28 February 2019) | 212 | 980 | 1768 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 11,55,024 | 28,004 | 20 | 12 |
Second (1 March 2019 to 30 June 2019) | 229 | 1848 | 3189 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 11,55,024 | 30,933 | 33 | 16 |
Third (1 July 2019 to 31 October 2019) | 228 | 1682 | 2941 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 11,45,152 | 71,874 | 58 | 21 |
Forth (1 November 2019 to 29 February 2020) | 221 | 1934 | 3378 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 11,10,600 | 37,109 | 44 | 12 |
Fifth (1 March 2020 to 30 June 2020) | 212 | 1497 | 2754 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 11,35,280 | 23,698 | 31 | 13 |
Sixth (1 July 2020 to 31 October 2020) | 150 | 629 | 1105 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 5,42,960 | 15,618 | 36 | 0 |
Seventh (1 November 2020 to 28 February 2021) | 67 | 404 | 730 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2,22,120 | 6243 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 8974 | 15,865 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 6,466,160 | 213,479 | 226 | 74 |