Table 1 Frequency of patients tested, confirmed and treated with ACT stratified by type of health facility
Classification of health facility | A—tested for malaria | B—malaria pos result (B/A %) | C—malaria neg result | D—patients treated with ACT | E—patients with malaria neg treated with ACT, n (E/C %) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Availability of laboratory at the health facility | ||||||
 With laboratory (microscopy and RDT) | 53.904 | 21.719 (40.3) | 32.185 | 44.883 | 23.164 (72.0) | 0.899 |
 Without laboratory (RDT) | 7.826 | 4.650 (59.4) | 3.176 | 6.934 | 2.284 (71.9) | |
Geographical region | ||||||
 North | 15.783 | 8.535 (54.1) | 7248 | 13.782 | 5.247 (72.4) | 0.000 |
 Center | 21.172 | 8.021 (37.9) | 13151 | 18.694 | 10.673 (81.1) | |
 South | 24.775 | 9.813 (39.6) | 14.962 | 19.341 | 9.528 (63.7) | |
Location of health facility | ||||||
 Urban | 29.834 | 10.478 (35.1) | 19.356 | 21.703 | 11.225 (58.0) | 0.000 |
 Rural | 31.896 | 15.891 (49.8) | 16.005 | 30.114 | 14.223 (88.7) | |
 Total | 61.730 | 26.369 (42.7) | 35.361 | 51.817 | 25.448 (72.0) |  |