ArticleJournal of parasitology research2017
Performance of Laboratory Professionals Working on Malaria Microscopy in Tigray, North Ethiopia.
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- Diagnostic performance of malaria microscopy among laboratory professionals in Ethiopia: a systematic review.Malaria journal · 2026Pooled it
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- Unveiling the overlooked burden of malaria misdiagnosis using lamp-based re-evaluation of routine malaria diagnosis in health centers: implications for public health and clinical practice in Northwest Ethiopia.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Analysis of a seven-year trend in malaria prevalence at Pawe General Hospital, Northwestern Ethiopia: a retrospective cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Blood smears examination and prevalence of malaria in Addis Zemen Town, Northwest Ethiopia (2013-2021): a retrospective study.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2024Article
- Multiclass malaria parasite recognition based on transformer models and a generative adversarial network.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Mentorship on malaria microscopy diagnostic service in Ethiopia: baseline competency of microscopists and performance of health facilities.Malaria journal · 2021Article
- Analysis of initial laboratory diagnosis of malaria and its accuracy compared with re-testing from 2013 to 2018 in Yunnan Province, China.Malaria journal · 2020Article
- Analysis of trends of malaria from 2010 to 2017 in Boricha District, Southern Ethiopia.Malaria journal · 2020Article
- The Unmet Need: Low Performance of Laboratory Professionals in Malaria Microscopy, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundMicroscopic analysis of stained blood smear is the most suitable method of malaria diagnosis. However, gaps were observed among clinical laboratory professionals in microscopic diagnosis of malaria.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in December 2015 among 46 laboratory professionals. Data was collected via on-site assessment and panel testing. The slide panel testing was composed of positive and negative slides. The kappa score was used to estimate the agreement between participants and reference reader.
resultsThe overall agreement between the study participants and the reference reader in malaria detection was 79% (kappa = 0.62). Participating in refresher training on malaria microscopy (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR = 7, CI = 1.5-36.3)) and malaria epidemic investigation (AOR = 4.1 CI = 1.1-14.5) had statistical significant association with detection rate of malaria parasites.
conclusionLaboratory professionals showed low performance in malaria microscopy. Most of the study participants were graded "in-training" in laboratory diagnosis of malaria.
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