Health workers’ malaria case management practices in South Central Uganda, 2017–2019

The US President’s Malaria Initiative’s Malaria Action Program for Districts (MAPD) project supports malaria control in nine districts in south-central Uganda. Interventions include healthcare worker malaria case management mentorship and quarterly performance reviews.

This study sought to compare health worker practices in project and non-project districts. District Health Information System data from health facilities in the intervention and control areas were analysed. Three outcomes were assessed: proportion of suspected malaria cases that were tested at outpatient departments, suspected cases with a negative test result treated with antimalarial drugs, and malaria related deaths in inpatient departments. 

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Country: Uganda

Diseases: Malaria