Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Related to Malaria Diagnosis among Healthcare Workers in Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Survey
| | Parameters | Medical technologist
Freq. (of yes) % | Laboratory
scientist
Freq. (of yes) % | Others
Freq. (of yes)% | Total
Freq. (of yes)% |
| | Is malaria transmitted by anopheles mosquito? | 91 (94.8) | 12 (100) | 8 (80) | 111 (94.1) | | Are there four species of malaria transmitted to humans? | 65 (67.7) | 10 (83.3) | 8 (8) | 83 (70.3) | | Do Plasmodium falciparum cause severe malaria? | 94 (97.9) | 11 (91.7) | 10 (100) | 115 (97.5) | | Do malaria cycles include liver stage and red blood cells stage? | 81 (84.4) | 12 (100) | 9 (90) | 102 (86.4) | | Do Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax cause relapse in malaria patients? | 47 (49) | 8 (66.7) | 8 (80) | 63 (53.4) | | Does the incubation period mean the time elapsed between exposure and the discovery of malaria in the blood? | 70 (72.9) | 10 (83.3) | 10 (100) | 90 (76.3) | | Is quartan malaria caused by Plasmodium malariae? | 78 (81.3) | 8 (66.7) | 8 (80) | 94 (79.7) | | Do symptoms of malaria infection include cold, hot, and sweating stages? | 79 (82.3) | 8 (66.7) | 9 (90) | 96 (81.1) | | Does the gold standard method of malaria detection involve the detection of the malaria agent in thick or thin blood film? | 92 (95.8) | 12 (100) | 9 (90) | 113 (95.8) | | Mean score (X±SD) | 5.78±1.24 | 4.91±0.99 | 4.9±0.74 | 5.62±1.23 |
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