Performance of Malaria Volunteers regarding Malaria Control Activities in Southeastern Myanmar: A Study in the Areas under Coverage of an Ethnic Health Organization
Table 5
Performance of 140 respondents regarding malaria control activities.
Activities
Always
Sometimes
Never
N
(%)
N
(%)
N
(%)
Malaria diagnosis
Diagnose every suspected cases of malaria with RDT
115
82.1
25
17.9
0
0
Strictly follow the procedure of RDT testing
131
93.6
9
6.4
0
0
Malaria treatment
Follow the guidelines of the malaria treatment
140
100
0
0
0
0
Give instruction on full course of malaria drugs
138
98.6
2
1.4
0
0
Refer every severe malaria case to the nearest hospitals/health facilities
139
99.3
1
0.7
0
0
Health education
Provide education on malaria control and prevention individually while waiting for RTD’s result
125
89.3
15
10.7
0
0
Distribute pamphlets and posters to the RTD tested patients as well as community
80
57.1
33
23.6
27
19.3
Malaria prevention
Properly distribute LLINs to the community depend on the availability of resources
122
87.1
16
11.4
2
1.5
Observe how people use LLINs effectively
43
30.7
54
38.6
43
30.7
Record patients characteristics, RDT result and prescribed medications correctly in CRFs
