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Table 3 Reasons stated for and against confirmation of a primary diagnosis

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards malaria diagnostics among healthcare providers and healthcare-seekers in Kondoa district, Tanzania: a multi-methodological situation analysis

 

Positive RDT, confirm with BFM?

Negative RDT, confirm with BFM?

Positive BFM, confirm with RDT?

Negative BFM, confirm with RDT?

 

Obs

%

Obs

%

Obs

%

Obs

%

No

21

52.5

13

32.5

26

65.0

27

67.5

Yes

19

47.5

27

67.5

14

35.0

13

32.5

Total

40

100.0

40

100.0

40

100.0

40

100.0

Yes: reasons

        

 Trust in BFM

18

94.7

24

92.3

    

 Trust in RDT

    

10

71.4

8

61.5

 Other

15

78.9

16

61.5

5

35.7

6

46.2

 Trust in both tests

      

6

46.2

 No trust in result

7

36.8

11

42.3

4

28.6

4

30.8

 No trust in RDT

4

21.1

5

19.2

    

 No trust in BFM

    

4

28.6

  

 BFM difficult to use

    

7

50.0

3

23.1

Total respondents

19

100.0

26

100.0

13

100.0

13

100.0

Total responses

44

 

56

 

27

 

27

 

No: reasons

        

 Trust in result

21

100.0

13

100.0

24

92.3

26

96.3

 Trust in RDT

18

85.7

12

92.3

    

 Trust in BFM

    

19

73.1

25

92.6

 No trust in RDT

    

8

30.8

12

44.4

 Trust in both tests

4

19.0

6

46.2

4

15.4

3

11.1

 BFM difficult to use

2

9.5

4

30.8

    

 If symptomatic you give medicine

2

9.5

2

15.4

  

2

7.4

 Other

2

9.5

1

7.7

8

30.8

6

22.2

Total respondents

21

100.0

13

100.0

26

100.0

27

100.0

Total responses

49

 

38

 

63

 

74

 
  1. BFM blood film microscopy, RDT malaria rapid diagnostic test