Table 2.
Summary of OTSS data from Cameroon, Ghana, Niger, and Zambia: Total OTSS rounds received, reasons for facility exclusion from final domain datasets, and number of facilities retained in each OTSS domain model
| Variable | Cameroon | Ghana | Niger | Zambia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total OTSS rounds under the Impact Malaria Project | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| OTSS rounds under prior project (not included in models) | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
| Health facilities receiving an OTSS visit for any of the four checklists under the Impact Malaria Project | 445 | 3,949 | 103 | 622 |
| Health facilities excluded from one or more domain models because of the receipt of one OTSS visit for a specific domain | 368 | 3,861 | 8 | 398 |
| Health facilities excluded from one or more domain models because of high performance on the first visit for a specific domain | 103 | 124 | 56 | 259 |
| Total no. of health facilities remaining in the data set for dose–response models in each domain | ||||
| Clinical observation OTSS model | 159 | 109 | 87 | 217 |
| Malaria-in-pregnancy observation OTSS model | 148 | 81 | 85 | 218 |
| RDT observation OTSS model | 42 | 75 | 48 | 95 |
| Microscopy observation OTSS model | 5 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| No. of health facilities receiving the final clinical checklist data set for OTSS visit no. | ||||
| 1 | 159 | 109 | 87 | 217 |
| 2 | 159 | 109 | 87 | 217 |
| 3 | 29 | 0 | 85 | 122 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 47 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
OTSS = Outreach Training and Supportive Supervision; RDT = rapid diagnostic test.