WHO recommends parasitological confirmation of malaria before commencing ACT (TRUE or FALSE) | n (%) |
Public sector | 166 (97.7%) |
Private sector | 75 (96.4%) |
Strict adherence to RDT results reduces over-treatment and drug wastage (TRUE or FALSE) |
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Public sector | 48 (28.2%) |
Private sector | 37 (48.1%) |
Strict adherence to RDT result has a positive effect on the health outcome of the patient (TRUE or FALSE) |
|
Public sector | 65 (38.2%) |
Private sector | 29 (37.7%) |
performing a repeat test when RDT is negative renders the test result more useful (TRUE or FALSE) |
|
Public sector | 71 (41.8%) |
Private sector | 40 (52.1%) |
RDT confirmation of malaria before treatment is cost effective relative to presumptive treatment (TRUE or FALSE) |
|
Public sector | 146 (86.0%) |
Private sector | 69 (89.6%) |
Malaria RDT results are best read 15-20 minutes after the test (TRUE or FALSE) |
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Public sector |
154 (90.6%) |
Private sector | 52 (67.5%) |
performance of malaria RDT may be influenced by parasite density in the sampled blood (TRUE or FALSE) |
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Public sector | 87 (50.9%) |
Private sector | 52 (68.4%) |