Table 2.
Performance of Community Health Workers’ Observed Child Assessments
| Assessment | Item Weight | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Uganda | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taking history | 100 (658/658) | 93.5 (229/245) | 99.7 (963/966) | 99.0 (1850/1869) | |
| Asks the notion of hot body | 4 | 100 (376/376) | 88.6 (124/140) | 100 (552/552) | 98.5 (1052/1068) |
| Asks the child's age/DOB | 3 | 100 (282/282) | 100 (105/105) | 99.3 (411/414) | 99.6 (798/801) |
| Taking temperature | 2 | 100 (188/188) | 80 (56/70) | … | 94.6 (244/258) |
| Using timer for respiratory rate | 1 | 97.9 (92/94) | … | 76.8 (106/138) | 85.3 (198/232) |
| Proficiency in the use of RDT | 99. 7 (1218/1222) | 94.1 (428/455) | 97.4 (1748/1794) | 97.8 (3394/3471) | |
| Waits before reading results | 4 | 100 (376/376) | 97.1 (136/140) | 95.7 (528/552) | 97.4 (1040/1068) |
| Interpretation of the result | 3 | 100 (282/282) | 97.1 (102/105) | 97.1 (402/414) | 98.1 (786/801) |
| Pricks the right finger | 2 | 100 (188/188) | 88.6 (62/70) | 99.3 (274/276) | 98.1 (524/534) |
| Blood and buffer placed in wells | 4 | 98.9 (372/376) | 91.4 (128/140) | 98.6 (544/552) | 97.8 (1044/1068) |
| Performance in classifying | 4 | 100 (376/376) | 91.2 (124/136) | 98.5 (536/544) | 98.1 (1036/1056) |
| Performance in prescribing treatment | 4 | 100 (376/376) | 100 (140/140) | 96.6 (340/352) | 98.6 (856/868) |
| Overall performance in above categories | 99.8 (4784/4794) | 93.6 (1634/1746) | 97.7 (6404/6554) | 97.9 (12822/13094) |
Data are presented as no./No. (%).
Abbreviations: DOB, date of birth; RDT, rapid diagnostic test of malaria.