Contribution to improving the quality of malaria care at the Sanankoroba Community Health Center in the health district of Kalabancoro, Mali

Abstract

Introduction: Malaria is a real public health problem worldwide and a major one in sub-Saharan countries. Its management according to WHO recommendations is not correctly carried out everywhere. The purpose of our work was to contribute to improve the quality of malaria management in the Sanankoroba community health center. Methods: This was a repeat cross-sectional action research study by Susman. It took place in four months from July 1 to October 31, 2019 in the Sanankoroba health center. Included patients in this study were suspected or confirmed cases of malaria by health providers from the CSCom de Sanankoroba. Results: After the implementation of the action plan between the initial and final evaluation, we noted an evolution in the agreement between signs and classification of malaria from 51% to 93.3% (chi2 = 40,848; p<10-3). The monitoring and evolution applied by providers had gone from 0% to 82.7% (chi2 = 105,7; p = 0,765) during the final evaluation. Advice on prevention measures gone from 0% to 81.3% after the action plan. Conclusion: The shortcomings noted during this study were corrected due to the planning made and its implementation.
Keywords: malaria, community health center, Sanankoroba, Mali