Provider Knowledge and Attitudes Test Results Before and After Behavioral Design Interventions to Improve Fever Case Management in Nigeria
| Correct or Desirable Responses to Knowledge Questions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Before Pilot, No. (%) (N=207) | After Pilot, No. (%) (N=127) | |
| Poor (hot) storage conditions can cause RDTs to give false negative results (false) | 24 (12) | 29 (23) |
| Malaria RDTs can miss malaria in febrile children if the child has low parasite levels (false) | 76 (37) | 72 (57) |
| Number of children with malaria has decreased in the past 10 years (true) | 98 (48) | 94 (74) |
| Any laboratory scientist who knows how to use a microscope can diagnose malaria (false) | 33 (16) | 32 (25) |
| Your colleagues believe that positive RDT results can be trusted (yes) | 177 (86) | 121 (95) |
| Your colleagues believe that negative RDT results can be trusted (yes) | 124 (61) | 97 (76) |
Abbreviation: RDT, rapid diagnostic test.