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Table 1 Data element definitions for all data transmitted through the SMS mobile reporting system

From: Comparison of a mobile phone-based malaria reporting system with source participant register data for capturing spatial and temporal trends in epidemiological indicators of malaria transmission collected by community health workers in rural Zambia

Data element

Definition

REG (A)TOTAL OPD

Total number of study participants that sort care from the CHWS

REG (B) TOTAL SUSPECTED

Total number of study participants that sort care from the CHWs and were suspected of having malaria

REG (C) UNDER 5 RDT +VE

Total number of study participants that sort care from CHWs under the age of five and had a positive rapid diagnostic test result

REG (D) UNDER 5 RDT -VE

Total number of study participants that sort care from CHWs under the age of five and had a negative rapid diagnostic test result

REG (E) OVER 5 RDT +VE

Total number of study participants that sort care from CHWs over the age of five and had a positive rapid diagnostic test result

REG (F) OVER 5 RDT -VE

Total number of study participants that sort care from CHWs over the age of five and had a negative rapid diagnostic test result

REG (L) FEVER UNDER 5

Total number of study participants that sort care from CHWs under the age of five who were febrile

REG (M) FEVER OVER 5

Total number of study participants that sort care from CHWs over the age of five who were febrile

SCR (A) TOTAL SCREENED

Total number of study participants that consented to actively being tested for malaria by CHWs

SCR (B) UNDER 5 +VE

Total number of study participants that consented to actively being tested for malaria by CHWs under the age of five and had a positive rapid diagnostic test result

SCR (C) UNDER 5 RDT -VE

Total number of study participants that consented to actively being tested for malaria by CHWs under the age of five and had a negative rapid diagnostic test result

SCR (D) OVER 5 RDT +VE

Total number of study participants that consented to actively being tested for malaria by CHWs over the age of five and had a positive rapid diagnostic test result

SCR (E) OVER 5 RDT -VE

Total number of study participants that consented to actively being tested for malaria by CHWs over the age of five and had a negative rapid diagnostic test result

SCR (K) FEVER UNDER 5

Total number of study participants that consented to actively being tested for malaria by CHWs under the age of five who were febrile

SCR (L) FEVER OVER 5

Total number of study participants that consented to actively being tested for malaria by CHWs over the age of five who were febrile

(A) 6S PRESCRIBED

Total number of AL 6 packs prescribed and provided to study participants

(B) INSTOCK

Total available AL 6 packs

(C) 12S PRESCRIBED

Total number of AL 12 packs prescribed and provided to study participants

(D) INSTOCK

Total available AL 12 packs

(E) 18S PRESCRIBED

Total number of AL 18 packs prescribed and provided to study participants

(F) INSTOCK

Total available AL 18 packs

(G) 24S PRESCRIBED

Total number of AL 24 packs prescribed and provided to study participants

(H) INSTOCK

Total available AL 24 packs

(J) RDT AVAILABLE

Total available individual rapid diagnostic tests

(K) RDT USED

Total used individual rapid diagnostic tests