|
Pre-service training
|
|
|
|
| Medical officer |
0 |
2 (4.0%) |
0.02 |
| Clinical officer |
9 (6.9%) |
14 (28.0%) |
0.00 |
| Nurse/midwife |
36 (27.5%) |
20 (40.0%) |
0.12 |
| Nursing aide/assistant |
86 (65.7%) |
14 (28.0%) |
0.00 |
| In service at current post for >12 months |
97 (74%) |
39 (78.0%) |
0.58 |
| Diagnosis of malaria based on clinical features and diagnostic tests (confirmatory) |
11 (8.9%) |
26 (52.0%) |
0.00 |
| Health worker ever undergone IMCI training |
62 (49.6%) |
28 (56.0%) |
0.47 |
| Received in-service training on severe malaria case management in last 12 months |
28 (22.2%) |
11 (22.0%) |
- |
| Health worker has malaria treatment guidelines accessible |
108 (82.4%) |
43 (86.0%) |
0.52 |
|
Knowledge on severe malaria
|
|
|
|
|
Common forms of severe malaria listed
|
|
|
|
| Severe anaemia |
6 (4.6%) |
38 (76%) |
0.00 |
| Repeated convulsions |
8 (6.1%) |
35 (70%) |
0.00 |
| Cerebral malaria |
93 (71.0%) |
27 (54%) |
0.03 |
| Hypoglycaemia |
14 (10.7%) |
17 (34%) |
0.00 |
| Shock |
2 (1.5%) |
15 (30%) |
0.00 |
| Spontaneous bleeding |
65 (49.6%) |
5 (10%) |
0.00 |
| Pulmonary oedema |
18 (13.7%) |
1 (2) |
0.02 |
|
Response to hypothetical clinical case
|
|
|
|
| Correct antimalarial medicine choice |
113 (89.7%) |
48 (98%) |
0.03 |
| Correct quinine prescription for child |
65 (49.6%) |
26 (52%) |
0.81 |
| Correct quinine prescription for adult |
93 (71.1%) |
40 (80%) |
0.22 |
