Authors: Enock Marita, Bernard Langat, Teresa Kinyari, Patrick Igunza, Donald Apat, Josephat Kimori, Jane Carter, Richard Kiplimo & Samuel Muhula
The goal of this study was to evaluate the performance of CHVs in conducting malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in western Kenya. Four counties within the malaria-endemic lake zone were included in the study. Results from 200 malaria RDTs performed by CHVs were compared with test results obtained by experienced medical laboratory technicians (MLTs) performing the same test under the same conditions. Test positivity rates were 42% and 41% for MLTs and CHVs, respectively, indicating an almost perfect agreement in RDT results between CHVs and MLTs. These findings suggest that CHVs can reliably offer malaria diagnosis services using RDTs in the community setting.
Link: Implementation of community case management of malaria in malaria endemic counties of western Kenya: are community health volunteers up to the task in diagnosing malaria?
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Resource Topic: CHVs, CHW, Malaria
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2022
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Kenya
Publisher May Restrict Access: No