Reasons | n | % |
During the rainy season when transmission is high, I prescribe ACT to RDT negative clients | 9 | 3.6% |
Malaria RDT’s specificity is less than 100% | 9 | 3.6% |
Malaria RDT has a high false negative rate | 22 | 8.9% |
Malaria is endemic in Nigeria | 11 | 4.5% |
In order not to miss any malaria case, all febrile patients should be treated with malaria | 8 | 3.2% |
Human and instrumental factors can bring about a false negative result | 1 | 0.4% |
I distrust RDT negative result | 63 | 25.5% |
Patients pressure demanding for prescription | 11 | 4.5% |