A retrospective evaluation of the quality of malaria case management at twelve health facilities in four districts in Zambia
10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C153
- Author:
Pascalina CHANDA-KAPATA
1
;
Emmanuel CHANDA
2
;
Freddie MASANINGA
3
;
Annette HABLUETZEL
4
;
Felix MASIYE
5
;
Ibrahima Soce FALL
6
Author Information
1. Ministry of Health, Headquarters
2. Ministry of Health, National Malaria Control Centre
3. World Health Organisation, WHO Country Office
4. University of Camerino, School of Pharmacy
5. University of Zambia, Main Campus
6. World Health Organization, AFRO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Antimalarials;
Diagnosis;
Malaria;
Microscopy;
Quality;
Rapid diagnostic tests;
Treatment;
Zambia
- From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
2014;4(6):498-504
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To establish the appropriateness of malaria case management at health facility level in four districts in Zambia. Methods: This study was a retrospective evaluation of the quality of malaria case management at health facilities in four districts conveniently sampled to represent both urban and rural settings in different epidemiological zones and health facility coverage. The review period was from January to December 2008. The sample included twelve lower level health facilities from four districts. The Pearson Chi-square test was used to identify characteristics which affected the quality of case management. Results: Out of 4 891 suspected malaria cases recorded at the 12 health facilities, more than 80% of the patients had a temperature taken to establish their fever status. About 67% (CI
