Table 3.
Proportions of correct and incorrect responses to the treatment questionnaire
| Treatment quiz question | MP worker | MP supervisors, zone and assistant zone coordinators | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion | Percentage (%) | Proportion | Percentage (%) | |
| 1. Treatment for 1st trimester pregnancy P. f | 533/635 | 83.94 | 74/87 | 85.06 |
| 2. Response to vomiting > 1 h after taking drug | 270/635 | 42.52 | 49/87 | 56.32 |
| 3. Treatment for 2nd or 3rd trimester pregnancy P. f | 301/635 | 47.40 | 44/87 | 50.57 |
| 4. Exclusion criteria for single low dose primaquine | 441/635 | 69.45 | 72/87 | 82.76 |
| 5. Treatment for P. f if AL allergy | 268/635 | 42.20 | 60/87 | 68.97 |
| 6. Variable used for drug dosage calculation | 585/635 | 92.13 | 84/87 | 96.55 |
| 7. Correct treatment for mix infection (non-pregnant, aged > 5 months) | 326/635 | 51.34 | 55/87 | 63.22 |
| 8. Correct treatment for breast-feeding mother P. f | 318/635 | 50.08 | 49/87 | 56.32 |
| 9. Treatment for 6-month to 5-year old child P. f | 330/635 | 51.97 | 47/87 | 54.02 |
| 10. Treatment for non-pregnant adult with P. f positive RDT and no fever | 484/635 | 76.22 | 76/87 | 87.36 |
| 11. Treatment/conduct for patient with P. f who cannot eat or drinka | 271/635 | 42.68 | 35/87 | 40.23 |
| 12. Treatment for P. f in child with fever, just woken from convulsion | 383/635 | 60.31 | 53/87 | 60.92 |
| 13. Treatment of patient with P. f positive RDT, 1 week after complete malaria treatment | 257/635 | 40.47 | 37/87 | 42.53 |
| 14. Treatment for P. v in child treated 1 month ago for P. v | 467/635 | 73.54 | 60/87 | 68.97 |
| 15. Reason for treating P. f within 48 h of fever | 367/635 | 57.80 | 70/87 | 80.46 |
| 16. Conduct if patient vomits drug < 30 min after taking it | 479/635 | 75.43 | 67/87 | 77.01 |
| 17. Product to administer with AL to facilitate absorption | 526/635 | 82.83 | 76/87 | 87.36 |
| 18. Treatment for patient 1st trimester pregnancy with P. v | 383/635 | 60.31 | 60/87 | 68.97 |
| 19. Treatment of P. f in adult | 494/635 | 77.80 | 73/87 | 83.91 |
| 20. Treatment for pregnant patient 1st trimester pregnancy with mixed infection (P. f + P. v) | 428/635 | 67.40 | 67/87 | 77.01 |
a55.17% of replies were to “refer immediately” (Additional file 3 details the proportions and percentages of responses to all questions)