Table 1 Characteristics of studies included
First author | Year | Country(s) | Study design | Health facility (n) | Health worker type | Health workers (n) | Febrile patients | Malaria patients (n) | Risk of bias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Signorell [33] | 2023 | Congo | Cross-sectional | 144 | NR | NR | 4208 | 3702 | Low risk |
Mohamoud [34] | 2022 | Somalia | Cross-sectional | 106 | 95% non-physician | 150 | NR | 50 | Low risk |
Otambo [35] | 2022 | Kenya | Cross-sectional | 30 | Physicians and health workers | NR | 1131 | 257 | Low risk |
Kibira [36] | 2021 | Uganda | Cross-sectional | 30 | NR | NR | NR | 330 | Moderate risk |
Abiodun [17] | 2020 | Nigeria | Cross-sectional | 22 | Clinicians and nurses | 154 | 1807 | 431 | Low risk |
Cohen [20] | 2020 | sub-Saharan | Cross-sectional | 6453 | Physicians, paramedical, CHW, and nurses | 7268 | 24,756 | 7340 | Low risk |
Garg [37] | 2020 | India | Cross-sectional | NR | CHWs | 241 | 3087 | 825 | Moderate risk |
Aguemon [38] | 2018 | Benin | Cross-sectional | 27 | CHWs | 93 | NR | 313 | Low risk |
Zurovac [21] | 2018 | Kenya | Cross-sectional | 47 | Physicians, nurse | 182 | 1224 | 366 | Low risk |
Gallay [39] | 2018 | Tanzania | Cross-sectional | 21 | Non-physician, other health workers | 187 | 248 | 140 | Low risk |
Plucinski [18] | 2017 | Angola | Cross-sectional | 89 | CHWs | 212 | 790 | 293 | Low risk |
Namuyinga [19] | 2017 | Malawi | Cross-sectional | 105 | Medical assistant, nurse, attendant | 150 | 1427 | 530 | Moderate risk |
Pulford [40] | 2016 | Papua New Guinea | Cross-sectional | NR | CHWs (65%) nurse (30%) others | 265 | 771 | 122 | Low risk |
Bamiselu [41] | 2016 | Nigeria | Cross-sectional | 144 | 70% non-physician | 432 | NR | NR | Low risk |
Zurovac [42] | 2015 | Vanuatu | Cross-sectional | 41 | Nurse (80%), nurse aids and midwives (20%) | 67 | 226 | NR | Moderate risk |
Landman [43] | 2015 | Haiti | Cross-sectional | 30 | NR | 115 | 257 | 11 | Low risk |
Steinhardt [44] | 2014 | Malawi | Cross-sectional | 107 | Medical assistant (75%), clinical officer (25%) | 136 | 1747 | 629 | Moderate risk |
Rowe [45] | 2009 | Angola | Cross-sectional | 33 | Nurses, physicians | 93 | 177 | 59 | Low risk |
Total | – | – | – | 7429 | – | 9745 | 41,856 | 15,398 | – |