Table 1.
Knowledge and attitude of trained volunteers on interpretation of malaria RDTs
| Result | Interpretationa | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive result | Malaria infection | 395 | 97.53 |
| Recently treated cases | 167 | 41.23 | |
| Partially treated cases | 315 | 77.78 | |
| Negative result | No malaria | 388 | 95.80 |
| Past infectionb | 167 | 41.23 | |
| Improper testing | 224 | 55.31 | |
| Expired or poor storage of RDT | 273 | 67.41 | |
| Invalid result | Device error | 353 | 87.16 |
| Operational error | 185 | 45.68 | |
| Source of information | Training | 388 | 95.80 |
| Health staff | 122 | 30.12 | |
| Books and instructions (manual) | 81 | 20.00 | |
| Medical sale personnel | 3 | 0.74 | |
| RDT result is reliable | Yes | 398 | 98.27 |
| No | 7 | 1.73 | |
| If the RDT result is doubtful | Refer to health centres | 191 | 47.16 |
| Try with another one more | 195 | 48.15 | |
| Try with another brand test | 19 | 4.69 |
aColumn percentages do not add up to 100 due to single item responses
bPast infection means history of malaria infection in patients that is not recently (>3 months)