Performance of Malaria Volunteers regarding Malaria Control Activities in Southeastern Myanmar: A Study in the Areas under Coverage of an Ethnic Health Organization

Table 2

Correct knowledge about malaria control activities (n = 140).

Knowledge statements	Correct answer
	n	%
Malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT)
Keep RDTs in cool place of your residence (within 1–40^oC)	135	96.4
Put 8 drops of buffer solution into the buffer well perpendicularly	140	100
Read RDT’s results within 15–30 minutes	105	75.0
If RDT appeared lines at C&P. f, the result is P. falciparum	120	85.7
Prescribing antimalarial medicines
P. falciparum-artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) (3 days) + primaquine (stat on first day)	133	95.0
P. vivax-chloroquine (3 days) + primaquine (weekly for 8 consecutive weeks)	134	95.7
Mixed infection-ACT (3 days) + primaquine (weekly for 8 consecutive weeks)	131	93.6
RDT (−)ve patients-antimalarial medicine should be prescribed	136	97.1
Severe or complicated malaria-referral	140	100
Long lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs)
Using LLINs is the most effective way to prevent mosquito bites.	139	99.3
Sleeping under LLIN is the best way to prevent malaria.	139	99.3
Sleeping under LLIN can cause skin itchiness and respiratory tract infection among children	38	27.1
LLIN can be effective for one year only	129	92.1

Negative questions; RDT: rapid diagnostic test.