Table 1.

Summary of indicators selected for use as primary indicators in models, their checklist source (domain), and outcome definition and coding

Domain checklist	Indicator	Outcome definitions
Clinical case management	Health worker competent in clinical malaria management	1: Competent (score ≥90 on clinical checklist) 0: Not competent (score <90 on clinical checklist)
	Laboratory test was requested appropriately to confirm malaria	1: Test requested appropriately 0: Test not requested appropriately
	Clinician did not prescribe any antimalarial drug to an individual with negative malaria microscopy or RDT result	1: Patient with negative malaria test result not given any antimalarial 0: Antimalarial was given to patient with negative malaria test result
	Supervisor agreed with clinician’s classification of patient as either 1) not malaria, 2) uncomplicated malaria, or 3) severe malaria	1: Supervisor and health worker agreement on classification of patient 0: Supervisor disagrees with health worker classification of patient
Malaria in pregnancy	Health worker competent in prevention of malaria in pregnancy	1: Competent (score ≥90 on malaria-in-pregnancy checklist) 0: Not competent (score <90 on malaria-in-pregnancy checklist)
	Health worker provided three pills of SP to pregnant women eligible for IPTp	1: IPTp was given to eligible women 0: IPTp was not given to eligible women
RDT	Health worker competent in RDT preparation and interpretation	1: Competent (score ≥90 on RDT checklist) 0: Not competent (score <90 on RDT checklist)
Microscopy	Health worker competent in malaria microscopy	1: Competent (score ≥90 on microscopy checklist) 0: Not competent (score <90 on microscopy checklist)

IPTp = intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy; RDT = rapid diagnostic test; SP = sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine.