Table 2.

Background health facility and health worker characteristics of patient consultations during the low and high malaria transmission seasons. N = 769

Characteristics	Low season N = 559 n (%)	High season N = 210 n (%)	Both seasons N = 769 n (%)
Health facility characteristics
Type of facility
Hospital	117 (20.9)	37 (17.6)	154 (20.0)
Health centre/clinic	379 (67.8)	146 (69.5)	525 (68.3)
CHPS	63 (11.3)	27 (12.9)	90 (11.7)
Functional equipment
Weight scale for all ages	13 (2.3)	66 (31.4)	79 (10.3)
At least one weight scale	559 (100.0)	210 (100.0)	769 (100.0)
Thermometer	555 (99.3)	210 (100.0)	765 (99.5)
Wall charts/reference material
Wall flowchart	494 (88.4)	172 (81.9)	666 (86.6)
Revised malaria treatment guidelines	250 (44.7)	97 (46.2)	347 (45.1)
Diagnostic testing available
Microscopy	344 (61.5)	113 (53.8)	457 (59.4)
Rapid diagnostic testing	348 (62.3)	170 (81.0)	518 (67.4)
Either microscopy or RDT	520 (93.0)	203 (96.7)	723 (94.0)
Anti-malarial stock
Artesunate amodiaquine	486 (86.9)	210 (100.0)	696 (90.5)
Artemether lumefantrine	465 (83.2)	173 (82.4)	638 (83.0)
Dihydroartemisinin piperaquine	97 (17.4)	0	97 (12.6)
At least an ACT	559 (100.0)	210 (100.0)	769 (100.0)
Health worker characteristics
Cadre consulting
Medical doctor	102 (18.3)	42 (20.0)	144 (18.7)
Medical assistant	178 (31.8)	42 (20.0)	220 (28.6)
Midwife	47 (8.4)	15 (7.1)	62 (8.1)
Trained nurse	47 (8.4)	30 (14.3)	77 (10.0)
CHN	62 (11.1)	23 (11.0)	85 (11.1)
Nurse aid or lower	123 (22.0)	58 (27.6)	181 (23.5)
Training
ACT-specific	383 (68.5)	151 (71.9)	534 (68.4)
IMCI	135 (24.5)	29 (13.8)	164 (21.3)
Supervision within previous 6 months	289 (51.7)	110 (52.4)	399 (51.9)

N = 769

CHPS community health planning services, CHN community health nurses, IMCI integrated management of childhood illness