Table 1.
List of studies and investigated performance
| No | Study | Country | Provider | Performance studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Abdelgader et al.
[26] |
Sudan |
Public health facilities |
1, 2, 4 |
| 2 |
Ajayi et al.
[14] |
Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria |
Community medicine distributors (CMDs) |
1, 6 |
| 3 |
Amuasi et al.
[9] |
Burundi |
Public, private |
1, 4, 5 |
| 4 |
Batwala et al.
[33] |
Uganda |
Public |
1, 2, 4 |
| 5 |
Batwala et al.
[17] |
Uganda |
Public health centres |
2 |
| 6 |
Bhattarai et al.
[6] |
Zanzibar |
Public health-care facilities |
4 |
| 7 |
Chanda et al.
[5] |
Zambia |
CHWs |
1, 2, 3 |
| 8 |
Chinbuah et al.
[15] |
Ghana |
CHWs |
1, 2, 3 |
| 9 |
Cohen et al.
[51] |
Tanzania |
Small drug shops |
4, 5, 6 |
| 10 |
Counihan et al.
[27] |
Zambia |
CHWs |
2 |
| 11 |
Ewing et al.
[29] |
Malawi |
CHWs |
2, 3, 5, 6 |
| 12 |
Kamat & Nyato
[36] |
Tanzania |
Public health-care facilities |
5 |
| 13 |
Kisia et al.
[13] |
Kenya |
CHWs |
6 |
| 14 |
Lemma et al.
[3] |
Ethiopia |
CHWs |
2, 3 |
| 15 |
Littrell et al.
[48] |
Cambodia |
Public and private outlets, formal and informal |
2, 4, 5 |
| 16 |
Littrell et al.
[20] |
Benin, DRC, Madagascar, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia |
Formal and informal private sector |
4 |
| 17 |
MSF publication
[38] |
Mali |
Public health-care facilities/CHWs |
4, 5, 6 |
| 18 |
O’Connell et al.
[10] |
Benin, DRC, Nigeria Madagascar, Uganda, Zambia |
Public, private formal and informal |
4, 5 |
| 19 |
Onwujekwe et al.
[30] |
Nigeria |
Public health-care facilities/formal and informal private facilities |
1, 2, 4, 6 |
| 20 |
Rusk et al.
[12] |
Kenya |
Private outlets, formal and informal |
1 |
| 21 |
Rutebemberwa et al.
[37] |
Uganda |
Public and formal/informal private sectors |
3, 5 |
| 22 |
Sabot et al.
[13] |
Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, Cambodia |
Private facilities: formal and informal |
1, 2, 4, 5 |
| 23 |
Sabot et al.
[13] |
Tanzania |
Small drug shops |
4, 5, 6 |
| 24 |
Thomson et al.
[31] |
Sierra Leone |
CHWs |
3 |
| 25 |
Wasunna et al.
[43] |
Kenya |
Public health-care facilities |
1, 2, 4 |
| 26 |
Wasunna et al.
[44] |
Kenya |
Public health-care facilities |
1, 4 |
| 27 |
World Bank
[50] |
Zambia |
CHWs |
4 |
| 28 |
Yasuoka et al.
[16] |
Cambodia |
CHWs |
1, 2 |
| 29 |
Yeboah-Antwi et al.
[54] |
Zambia |
Community health workers |
1, 2 |
| 30 |
Yeung et al.
[28] |
Cambodia |
CHWs |
1, 2, 4, 5 |
| 31 | Yeung et al. [47] | Cambodia | Private | 4, 5 |
1. Provider's knowledge and practice; 2. Diagnosis; 3. Referral; 4. ACT vs other malaria medicines; 5. Affordability; 6 Treatment coverage.