Background
Methods
Survey design and data collection
Definitions and analytical approaches
Ethical approval
Results
Sample description
Malaria testing and routine test positivity rates
All health facilities | Aged < 5 years (N = 974) | Aged ≥ 5 years (N = 1,002) | All age groups (N = 1,976) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | |
Tested for malaria | 193 (19.8) | 14.3-25.3 | 288 (28.7) | 21.8-35.7 | 481 (24.3) | 19.0-29.7 |
Health facilities with malaria diagnostics
|
< 5 years
(N = 567)
|
≥ 5 years
(N = 529)
|
All age groups
(N = 1,096)
| |||
n (%)
|
95% CI
|
n (%)
|
95% CI
|
n (%)
|
95% CI
| |
Tested for malaria | 190 (33.5) | 25.1-42.0 | 284 (53.7) | 45.4-61.9 | 474 (43.2) | 36.4-50.1 |
Anti-malarial treatment practices for febrile children under five years of age
Children aged < 5 years | Health facilities with diagnostics | Health facilities without diagnostics | All health facilities | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive test N = 91 (%) | Negative test N = 99 (%) | Test not done N = 377 (%) | All children N = 407 (%) | Total N = 974 (%) | |
AL
| 68 (74.7) | 40 (40.4) | 229 (60.7) | 282 (69.3) | 619 (63.6) |
AL+QN
| 17 (18.7) | 6 (6.1) | 22 (5.8) | 16 (4.0) | 61 (6.3)* |
QN
| 5 (5.5) | 3 (3.0) | 10 (2.7) | 8 (2.0) | 26 (2.7) |
SP
| 0 | 5 (5.1) | 8 (2.1) | 1 (0.3) | 14 (1.4) |
AQ
| 0 | 2 (2.0) | 4 (1.1) | 0 | 6 (0.6) |
QN+SP
| 1 (1.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.1) |
No AM prescribed
| 0 | 43 (43.4) | 104 (27.6) | 100 (24.6) | 247 (25.4) |
Any AM prescribed
| 91 (100) | 56 (56.6) | 273 (72.4) | 307 (75.4) | 727 (74.6) |
Antibiotic prescribed
| 70 (76.9) | 89 (89.9) | 281 (74.5) | 329 (80.8) | 769 (79.0) |
Anti-malarial treatment practices for febrile patients aged five years and older
Patients aged ≥ 5 years | Health facilities with diagnostics | Health facilities without diagnostics | All health facilities | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive test N = 165 (%) | Negative test N = 119 (%) | Test not done N = 245 (%) | All patients N = 473 (%) | Total N = 1,002 (%) | |
AL
| 143 (86.7) | 39 (32.8) | 142 (58.0) | 327 (69.1) | 651 (65.0) |
SP
| 1 (0.6) | 16 (13.5) | 9 (3.7) | 12 (2.5) | 38 (3.8) |
AL+QN
| 12 (7.3) | 2 (1.7) | 0 | 16 (3.4) | 30 (3.0)* |
QN
| 6 (3.6) | 2 (1.7) | 1 (0.4) | 7 (1.5) | 16 (1.6) |
AQ
| 0 | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.1) |
Other AM
| 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.4) | 4 (0.4) † |
No AM prescribed
| 2 (1.2) | 59 (49.6) | 92 (37.6) | 109 (23.0) | 262 (26.2) |
Any AM prescribed
| 163 (98.8) | 60 (50.4) | 153 (62.5) | 364 (77.0) | 740 (73.9) |
Antibiotic prescribed
| 90 (54.6) | 92 (82.4) | 169 (69.0) | 333 (70.4) | 690 (68.9) |