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. 2018 Jun 14;17:230. doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2377-3

Table 3.

Case management characteristics of patients at health facilities in Guinea, November 2014

n = 4963
% (95% CI)
Patients with fever 59.5 (53.4–65.6)
Diagnostic test for febrile patients 62.1 (52.6–71.6)
 Test positivity 73.2 (67.9–78.4)
 Treated according to result 72.3 (58.9–85.7)
No diagnostic test for febrile patients 37.9 (28.4–47.4)
 Presumptive treatment 48.5 (36.7–60.4)
Recommended febrile case managementa 27.8 (18.9–36.8)

Results are weighted; 95% CI confidence interval

aRecommended febrile case management defined as: diagnostic test for febrile patients in presence of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) and treatment according to result or presumptive anti-malarial treatment for febrile patients in absence of adequate PPE