Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Related to Malaria Diagnosis among Healthcare Workers in Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 3
Attitude on malaria detection.
| | Parameters | Medical technologist
Freq. (of yes) % | Laboratory
scientist
Freq. (of yes) % | Others
Freq. (of yes) % | Total
Freq. (of yes) % |
| | Does malaria detection by blood film technique require time? | 34 (35.4) | 4 (33.3) | 9 (90) | 47 (39.8) | | Does malaria detection by blood film technique require skillful expertise? | 90 (93.8) | 11 (91.7) | 10 (100) | 111 (94.1) | | Does malaria detection by blood film technique require high expenses? | 11 (11.5) | 2 (16.7) | 3 (30) | 16 (13.6) | | Does malaria detection by blood film technique differentiate the four species of malaria? | 83 (86.5) | 12 (100) | 8 (80) | 103 (87.3) | | Do hospitals in malaria endemic areas require other malaria detection techniques such as dipsticks, PCR, etc.? | 78 (81.3) | 9 (75) | 8 (80) | 95 (80.5) | | Do dipsticks with HRP-2 and pLDH have higher sensitivity and specificity than the blood film technique? | 74 (77.1) | 10 (83.3) | 8 (80) | 92 (78) | | Mean score (X±SD) | 4.08±0.79 | 4±0.85 | 4.4±0.84 | 4.10±0.8 |
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