Client reports of perceptions and experiences with mRDT
| Presumptive arm N=7 | RDT arm N=247 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Per cent | n | Per cent | |
| Report being shown the mRDT result | ||||
| Yes | 0 | 0 | 129 | 52.2 |
| No | 7 | 100 | 116 | 47.0 |
| Did not report anything | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Reported the mRDT result | ||||
| Positive | 4 | 57.1 | 142 | 57.5 |
| Negative | 0 | 0 | 80 | 32.4 |
| Did not know | 3 | 42.9 | 22 | 8.9 |
| Did not report anything | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 |
| Reported the role of the mRDT as providing | ||||
| Definitive diagnosis of malaria | 2 | 40 | 88 | 35.6 |
| Knowledge on illness of patient | 5 | 60 | 115 | 46.6 |
| Did not report anything | 0 | 0 | 44 | 17.8 |
mRDT, rapid diagnostic test for malaria; RDT, rapid diagnostic test.