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| Title |
Attitudes toward home-based malaria testing in rural and urban Sierra Leone
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| Published in |
Malaria Journal, February 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12936-015-0582-x |
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| Authors |
Shamika Ranasinghe, Rashid Ansumana, Joseph M Lamin, Alfred S Bockarie, Umaru Bangura, Jacob AG Buanie, David A Stenger, Kathryn H Jacobsen |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to examine malaria testing practices and preferences in Bo, Sierra Leone, and to ascertain interest in and willingness to take a home-based rapid diagnostic test administered by a community health volunteer (CHV) or a trained family member rather than travelling to a clinical facility for laboratory-based testing. A population-based, cross-sectional survey of 667 randomly-sampled rural households and 157 urban households was conducted in December 2013 and January 2014. Among rural residents, 69% preferred a self/family- or CHV-conducted home-based malaria test and 20% preferred a laboratory-based test (with others indicating no preference). Among urban residents, these numbers were 38% and 44%, respectively. If offered a home-based test, 28% of rural residents would prefer a self/family-conducted test and 68% would prefer a CHV-assisted test. For urban residents, these numbers were 21% and 77%. In total, 36% of rural and 63% of urban residents reported usually taking a diagnostic test to confirm suspected malaria. The most common reasons for not seeking malaria testing were the cost of testing, waiting to see if the fever resolved on its own, and not wanting to travel to a clinical facility for a test. In total, 32% of rural and 27% of urban participants were very confident they could perform a malaria test on themselves or a family member without assistance, 50% of rural and 62% of urban participants were very confident they could perform a test after training, and 56% of rural and 33% of urban participants said they would pay more for a home-based test than a laboratory-based test. Expanding community case management of malaria to include home testing by CHVs and family members may increase the proportion of individuals with febrile illnesses who confirm a positive diagnosis prior to initiating treatment. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 92 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 14 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 9% |
| Other | 20 | 22% |
| Unknown | 15 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 23% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 21% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 12 | 13% |
| Unknown | 21 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 March 2015.
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