Table 1 Positivity rate of malaria by routine and expert microscopy in a cross-sectional survey of 12 health facilities at baseline (before RDT implementation), Dar es Salaam (n = 335).
Name of Health facility | No. of slides examined | No. positive routine | % positive routine | No. positive expert | % positive expert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital 1 | 22 | 9 | 40.9% | 1 | 4.5% |
Hospital 2 | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hospital 3 | 33 | 21 | 63.6% | 1 | 3.0% |
Health Centre 1 | 40 | 35 | 87.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
Health Centre 2 | 30 | 8 | 26.7% | 3 | 10.0% |
Health Centre 3 | 30 | 10 | 33.3% | 2 | 6.7% |
Dispensary 1 | 0 | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A |
Dispensary 2 | 29 | 19 | 65.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
Dispensary 3 | 36 | 22 | 61.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Control 1 | 32 | 8 | 25.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Control 2 | 18 | 10 | 55.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Control 3 | 50 | 34 | 68.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Total | 335 | 178 | 53.1% | 7 | 2.1% |