Management of Uncomplicated Malaria in Underfives in Private and Public Health Facilities in South-Eastern Nigeria: A Clinical Audit of Current Practices

Table 3

Record of laboratory investigations and results.

	Public	Private	Total
	328	135	463
Malaria parasite test ordered?
Yes	45 (13.7%)	87 (64.4%)	132 (28.5%)
No	283 (86.3%)	48 (35.6%)	331 (71.5%)
Malaria microscopy done?
Yes	28/45 (62.2%)	86/87 (98.9%)	114/132 (86.4%)
No	17/45 (37.8%)	1/87 (1.1%)	18/132 (13.6%)
Malaria RDT done?
Yes	12/45 (26.7%)	13/87 (14.9%)	25/132 (18.9%)
No	33/45 (73.3%)	74/87 (86.1%)	101/132 (76.5%)
% PCV/Hb ordered	24/328 (7.3%)	83/135 (61.5%)	107/463 (23.1%)
% PCV/Hb done	16/24 (66.7%)	79/83 (95.2%)	95/107 (88.8%)
Severe anaemia: PCV ≤ 21% or Hb ≤ 7 g/dL	0/16 (0%)	13/79 (17.3%)	13/95 (13.7%)