Table 1 Availability of equipment, staff, and medicines needed to manage malaria and other febrile illnesses in outpatient health facilities, Huambo Province, Angola
From: Quality of malaria case management at outpatient health facilities in Angola
Characteristic | Health facilities with the characteristic (N = 33) | |
|---|---|---|
No. | % (95% CI) | |
Thermometer | 28 | 84.8 (76.8-92.9) |
Functional scale for weighing children | 32 | 97.0 (93.1-100) |
Booklet or chart with AL treatment algorithms for children and adults | 16 | 48.5 (37.3-59.6) |
Staff trained to perform microscopy | 19 | 57.6 (46.5-68.6) |
Functional microscope, according to the laboratory technician | 19 | 57.6 (46.5-68.6) |
Staff trained to perform RDTs | 29 | 87.9 (80.6-95.2) |
At least 25 valid (not expired) RDTs in stock | 31 | 93.9 (88.6-99.3) |
Malaria testing, by microscopy or RDTa | 33 | 100 (89.4-100) |
Malaria testing, by both microscopy and RDTsb | 13 | 39.4 (28.5-50.3) |
Mosquito bed nets for distribution to patientsc | 0 | 0 (0-10.9) |
Medicines in stock on the day of the survey visit | ||
AL blister packs for patients 5-14 kg | 26 | 78.8 (69.7-87.9) |
AL blister packs for patients 15-24 kg | 33 | 100 (89.4-100) |
AL blister packs for patients 25-34 kg | 33 | 100 (89.4-100) |
AL blister packs for patients ≥ 35 kg | 30 | 90.9 (84.5-97.3) |
All four AL blister packs | 24 | 72.7 (62.8-82.7) |
Amodiaquine tablets | 29 | 87.9 (80.6-95.2) |
Quinine tablets | 12 | 36.4 (25.6-47.1) |
Quinine or quinidine (injectable) | 18 | 54.4 (43.4-65.7) |
Oral antibiotic (amoxicillin, ampicillin, cotrimoxazole, or erythromycin) | 31 | 93.9 (88.6-99.3) |
Iron tablets | 27 | 81.8 (73.2-90.4) |
Medicines in stock every day for the 3 months before the survey visit | ||
AL blister packs for patients 5-14 kg | 7 | 21.2 (12.1-30.3) |
AL blister packs for patients 15-24 kg | 12 | 36.4 (25.6-47.1) |
AL blister packs for patients 25-34 kg | 12 | 36.4 (25.6-47.1) |
AL blister packs for patients ≥ 35 kg | 10 | 30.3 (20.0-40.6) |
All four AL blister packs | 4 | 12.1 (4.8-19.4) |