Table 1.
Key Tuberculosis management indicators (N = 177) | Tuberculosis service drug shops, n (%) |
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Drug shops that used correct criteria for determining a client as a presumptive TB casea | 153 (86.4%) |
Drug shops that did correct first response for presumptive TB caseb | 161 (90.9%) |
Key malaria management indicators (N = 65) | Malaria service drug shops, n (%) |
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Drug shops that correctly defined for a client as a suspected malaria casec | 57 (87.7%) |
Drug shops that correctly managed according to the government recommended treatment algorithm for a malaria negative clientd | 48 (73.9%) |
Drug shops that practice correctly for client without RDT testinge | 42 (64.6%) |
aNumerator: Number of TB drug shops that used correct criteria for determining a client as a presumptive TB case (n = 153); Denominator: Number of TB drug shops that responded the question of the criteria for determining a client as a presumptive TB case (n = 177). Drug shops that chose at least one criterion as follows: fever, cough more than 1 week/more than 2 weeks, cough with blood, weight loss, chest pain, and history of TB contact
bNumerator: Number of TB drug shops that did correct first response for presumptive TB case (n = 161); Denominator: Number of TB drug shops that responded question of the first response action for presumptive TB case (n = 177). Correct first response for presumptive TB case means explaining about TB, giving pamphlets, referring to TB diagnosis centre/private clinic after contacting with PSI staff
cNumerator: Number of malaria drug shops that correctly defined for a client as a suspected malaria case (n = 57); Denominator: Number of malaria drug shops that responded the question for defining a client as a suspected malaria case (n = 65). Drug shops that chose at least one criterion as followed for determining malaria suspect case fever with chill, headache, diarrhoeas and travel history
dNumerator: Number of malaria drug shops that correctly managed according to the government recommended treatment algorithm for a malaria negative client (n = 48); Denominator: Number of malaria drug shops that managed a malaria negative client (n = 65). Correct management for malaria negative case: the drug shop would never give an ACT for a negative test under any condition
eNumerator: Number of malaria drug shops that practiced correctly for client without RDT testing for malaria (n = 42); Denominator: Number of malaria drug shops that managed the client without RDT testing for malaria (n = 65). Correct management for client without RDT testing for malaria, explaining why they cannot give an anti-malarial and insist on giving an RDT