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- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Results
- Description of the study population.
- Background characteristics of LCSA and clients.
- Presentations of complaints and use of antimalarials before visiting LCS.
- Licensed chemical shop attendants assessment of clients’ vitals and danger signs.
- Accuracy of TbMM at LCS.
- Outcome of treatment at LCS.
- Referral of clients.
- Discussion
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The Accuracy and Perception of Test-Based Management of Malaria at Private Licensed Chemical Shops in the Middle Belt of Ghana
Anthony Kwarteng
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Keziah L. Malm
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Lawrence Gyabaa Febir
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The sale of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) by private licensed chemical shops (LCS) without testing is contrary to current policy recommendations. This study assessed the accuracy and perception of test-based management of malaria using malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT) kits at private LCS in two predominantly rural areas in the middle part of Ghana. Clients presenting at LCS with fever or other signs and symptoms suspected to be malaria in the absence of signs of severe malaria were tested with mRDT by trained attendants and treated based on the national malaria treatment guidelines. Using structured questionnaires, exit interviews were conducted within 48 hours and a follow-up interview on day 7 (±3 days). Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were also conducted to assess stakeholders’ perception on the use of mRDT at LCS. About 79.0% (N = 1,797) of clients reported with a fever. Sixty-six percent (947/1,426) of febrile clients had a positive mRDT result. Eighty-six percent (815/947) of clients with uncomplicated malaria were treated with the recommended ACT. About 97.8% (790/808) of clients with uncomplicated malaria treated with ACT were reported to be well by day 7. However, referral for those with negative mRDT results was very low (4.1%, 27/662). A high proportion of clients with a positive mRDT result received the recommended malaria treatment. Test-based management of malaria by LCS attendants was found to be feasible and acceptable by the community members and other stakeholders. Successful implementation will however require effective referral, supervision and quality control systems.
Author Notes
Financial support: The study was funded by the Global Fund through the Ghana National Malaria Control Program of the Ghana Health Service.
Authors’ addresses: Anthony Kwarteng, Lawrence Gyabaa Febir, Theresa Tawiah, George Adjei, Solomon Nyame, Francis Agbokey, Mieks Twumasi, Seeba Amenga-Etego, and Kwaku Poku Asante, Kintampo Health Research Center (KHRC), Ghana Health Service, Kintampo, Ghana, E-mails: anthony.kwarteng@kintampo-hrc.org, lawrence.febir@kintampo-hrc.org, theresa.tawiah@kintampo-hrc.org, george.adjei@kintampo-hrc.org, solomon.nyame@kintampo-hrc.org, francis.agbokey@kintampo-hrc.org, mieks.twumasi@kintampo-hrc.org, seeba.ae@kintampo-hrc.org, and kwakupoku.asante@kintampo-hrc.org. Keziah L. Malm and Constance Bart-Plange, The National Malaria Control Program, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana, E-mails: keziah.malm@ghsmail.org and constance.bartplange@ghsmail.org. Daniel Amaning Danquah, The Pharmacy Council of Ghana, Ministry of Health, Accra, Ghana, E-mail: dandanquah45@gmail.com. Seth Owusu-Agyei, Institute of Health Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana, E-mail: sowusuagyei@uhas.edu.gh.
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Results
- Description of the study population.
- Background characteristics of LCSA and clients.
- Presentations of complaints and use of antimalarials before visiting LCS.
- Licensed chemical shop attendants assessment of clients’ vitals and danger signs.
- Accuracy of TbMM at LCS.
- Outcome of treatment at LCS.
- Referral of clients.
- Discussion
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1.
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2.
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3.
Sulemana A, Dinye RD, 2014. Access to healthcare in rural communities in Ghana: a study of some selected communities in the Pru district. Eur J Res Soc Sci 2: 122–132.
-
4.
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5.
Asante KP et al. 2010. Community perceptions of malaria and malaria treatment behaviour in a rural district of Ghana: implications for artemisinin combination therapy. BMC Public Health 10: 409.
-
6.
Tawiah T, Asante KP, Dwommoh RA, Kwarteng A, Gyaase S, Mahama E, Abokyi L, Amenga-Etego S, Hansen K, Akweongo P, 2016. Economic costs of fever to households in the middle belt of Ghana. Malar J 15: 68.
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7.
Alba S, Hetzel MW, Goodman C, Dillip A, Liana J, Mshinda H, Lengeler C, 2010. Improvements in access to malaria treatment in Tanzania after switch to artemisinin combination therapy and the introduction of accredited drug dispensing outlets-a provider perspective. Malar J 9: 164.
-
8.
Wafula FN, Miriti EM, Goodman CA, 2012. Examining characteristics, knowledge and regulatory practices of specialized drug shops in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature. BMC Health Serv Res 12: 223.
-
9.
Lowe RF, Montagu D, 2009. Legislation, regulation, and consolidation in the retail pharmacy sector in low-income countries. South Med Rev 2: 35–44.
-
10.
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-
11.
World Health Organization, 2009. Parasitological Confirmation of Malaria Diagnosis. Report of Technical Consultation. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO. Available at: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2010/9789241599412_eng.pdf. Accessed February 14, 2017.
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13.
Msellem MI, Mårtensson A, Rotllant G, Bhattarai A, Strömberg J, Kahigwa E, Garcia M, Petzold M, Olumese P, Ali A, 2009. Influence of rapid malaria diagnostic tests on treatment and health outcome in fever patients, Zanzibar—a crossover validation study. PLoS Med 6: e1000070.
-
14.
Shillcutt S, Morel C, Goodman C, Coleman P, Bell D, Whitty CJ, Mills A, 2008. Cost-effectiveness of malaria diagnostic methods in Sub-Saharan Africa in an era of combination therapy. Bull World Health Organ 86: 101–110.
-
15.
Yukich J, D’Acremont V, Kahama J, Swai N, Lengeler C, 2010. Cost savings with rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in low-transmission areas: evidence from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Am J Trop Med Hyg 83: 61–68.
-
16.
Dalinjong PA, Welaga P, Akazili J, Kwarteng A, Bangha M, Oduro A, Sankoh O, Goudge J, 2017. The association between health insurance status and utilization of health services in rural northern Ghana: evidence from the introduction of the national health insurance scheme. J Health Popul Nutr 36: 42.
-
17.
Danquah DA, Buabeng KO, Asante KP, Mahama E, Bart-Plange C, Owusu-Dabo E, 2016. Malaria case detection using rapid diagnostic test at the community level in Ghana: consumer perception and practitioners’ experiences. Malar J 15: 34.
-
18.
Mbonye AK, Ndyomugyenyi R, Turinde A, Magnussen P, Clarke S, Chandler C, 2010. The feasibility of introducing rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in drug shops in Uganda. Malar J 9: 367.
-
19.
Reda H, 2012. Improving Efficiency, Access to and Quality of the Rural Health Extension Programme in Tigray, Ethiopia: the Case of Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment. Medical Dissertations, New Series, Umeå University, Sweden.
-
20.
Thiam S, Thwing J, Diallo I, Fall FB, Diouf MB, Perry R, Ndiop M, Diouf ML, Cisse MM, Diaw MM, 2012. Scale-up of home-based management of malaria based on rapid diagnostic tests and artemisinin-based combination therapy in a resource-poor country: results in Senegal. Malar J 11: 334.
-
21.
Mayxay M, Newton PN, Yeung S, Pongvongsa T, Phompida S, Phetsouvanh R, White NJ, 2004. An assessment of the use of malaria rapid tests by village health volunteers in rural Laos. Trop Med Int Health 9: 325–329.
-
22.
D'Acremont V, Lengeler C, Mshinda H, Mtasiwa D, Tanner M, Genton B, 2009. Time to move from presumptive malaria treatment to laboratory-confirmed diagnosis and treatment in African children with fever. PLoS Med 6: e252.
-
23.
Owusu-Agyei S, Ernest A, Nettey O, Zandoh C, Sulemana A, Adda R, Amenga-Etego S, Mbacke C, 2012. Demographic patterns and trends in central Ghana: baseline indicators from the Kintampo health and demographic surveillance system. Glob Health Action 5: 19033.
-
24.
Dery DB, Brown C, Asante KP, Adams M, Dosoo D, Amenga-Etego S, Wilson M, Chandramohan D, Greenwood B, Owusu-Agyei S, 2010. Patterns and seasonality of malaria transmission in the forest-savannah transitional zones of Ghana. Malar J 9: 314.
-
25.
Owusu-Agyei S et al. 2009. Epidemiology of malaria in the forest-savanna transitional zone of Ghana. Malar J 8: 220.
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26.
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-
28.
Thiam S, Thior M, Faye B, Ndiop M, Diouf ML, Diouf MB, Diallo I, Fall FB, Ndiaye JL, Albertini A, 2011. Major reduction in anti-malarial drug consumption in Senegal after nation-wide introduction of malaria rapid diagnostic tests. PLoS One 6: e18419.
-
29.
Elmardi KA, Malik EM, Abdelgadir T, Ali SH, Elsyed AH, Mudather MA, Elhassan AH, Adam I, 2009. Feasibility and acceptability of home-based management of malaria strategy adapted to Sudan’s conditions using artemisinin-based combination therapy and rapid diagnostic test. Malar J 8: 39.
-
30.
Yeboah-Antwi K, Pilingana P, Macleod WB, Semrau K, Siazeele K, Kalesha P, Hamainza B, Seidenberg P, Mazimba A, Sabin L, 2010. Community case management of fever due to malaria and pneumonia in children under five in Zambia: a cluster randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med 7: 1139.
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