Table 3 Utilization of CHW services and caregiver perceptions about CHW use of RDTs
Variable | Frequency (n = 423) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Respondent visited CHW in past 3 months to seek care for under-five with fever | Â | Â |
Yes | 243 | 57.4 |
No | 180 | 42.6 |
Those who visited CHW | n = 243 |  |
Was CHW using RDT | Â | Â |
Yes | 212 | 87.2 |
No | 28 | 11.5 |
Missing | 3 | 1.2 |
Was CHW using RRT | Â | Â |
Yes | 207 | 85.2 |
No | 36 | 14.8 |
Was RRT useful | Â | Â |
Yes | 209 | 86.0 |
No | 29 | 11.9 |
Missing | 5 | 2.1 |
Acceptability of RDTs (all respondents asked question regardless of visit to CHW in 3 months) | n = 423 |  |
CHW services compared with other health services for children with fever | Â | Â |
Better | 280 | 66.2 |
No difference | 57 | 13.4 |
Worse | 5 | 1.2 |
I don’t know | 75 | 17.7 |
Other | 4 | 0.9 |
Missing | 2 | 0.5 |
CHW services before and after RDTs were introduced | Â | Â |
Now better | 336 | 79.4 |
No difference | 5 | 1.2 |
Worse | 5 | 1.2 |
I don’t know | 77 | 18.2 |
Should CHWs continue using RDTs | Â | Â |
Yes | 375 | 88.7 |
No | 1 | 0.2 |
Can’t answer the question | 47 | 11.1 |