ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2019
Effect of Supportive Supervision on Malaria Microscopy Competencies in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Patterns and trends in antimalarial dispensing practices in Ghana: a retrospective analysis of outreach training and supportive supervision data (2018-2022).Malaria journal · 2025Observational
- How, why, and under what circumstances can supportive supervision programs improve malaria case management? A realist program theory.Health policy and planning · 2025Article
- The U.S. President's Malaria Initiative's Support for Improving the Quality of Malaria Case Management Services: Fifteen Years of Progress and Learning.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- Outreach Training and Supportive Supervision for Quality Malaria Service Delivery: A Qualitative Evaluation in 11 Sub-Saharan African Countries.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- Can Outreach Training and Supportive Supervision Improve Competency in Malaria Service Delivery? An Evaluation in Cameroon, Ghana, Niger, and Zambia.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- Measuring quality of facility-based ITN distribution in Ghana.Malaria journal · 2023Article
- Assessment of malaria diagnostic methods and treatments at a Ghanaian health facility.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Evaluation of malaria microscopy diagnostic performance at private health facilities in Tanzania.Malaria journal · 2019Article
- Perspectives on Implementation Considerations and Costs of Malaria Case Management Supportive Supervision.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
- Introduction and Evaluation of an Electronic Tool for Improved Data Quality and Data Use during Malaria Case Management Supportive Supervision.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
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Abstract
Although light microscopy is the reference standard for diagnosing malaria, maintaining skills over time can be challenging. Between 2015 and 2017, the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative-funded MalariaCare project supported outreach training and supportive supervision (OTSS) visits at 1,037 health facilities in seven African countries to improve performance in microscopy slide preparation, staining, and reading. During these visits, supervisors observed and provided feedback to health-care workers (HCWs) performing malaria microscopy using a 30-step checklist. Of the steps observed in facilities with at least three visits, the proportion of HCWs that performed each step correctly at baseline ranged from 63.2% to 94.2%. The change in the proportion of HCWs performing steps correctly by the third visit ranged from 16.7 to 23.6 percentage points (
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