Accuracy of recording and reporting of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Nigeria
While overall agreement between facility registers and panel-interpreted RDT results was strong, the proportion of results misrecorded as positive and negative highlight the need for improved training, supportive supervision, and mechanisms to promote accurate RDT interpretation and recording. Targeted interventions are essential to ensure the reliability of routine malaria data and support national control efforts.
Authors
- Evelyn Orya
- Amnah Mukhtar
- Sunday Atobatele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1947-2561)
- Hilary Izuchukwu Okagbue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3779-9763)
- Natalie C Galles
- Nnenna C. Ogbulafor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5690-7942)
- O. Bademosi
- Kim A. Lindblade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5593-0470)
- John J. Aponte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3014-3673)
- Michael Humes
- Sidney Sampson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5303-5475)
- Shawna Cooper
- Godwin N. Ntadom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7246-2464)
- Kevin Griffith
- Chukwu Okoronkwo
- Oluwafisayo Ayodeji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1996-921X)
- Shiva Gab-deedam
- Onyebuchi Okoro
- Ese Akpiroroh
- Eugene C. Eugene
- Ginini Atu
Institutions
- Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (US)
- Clinical Insights (US)
- U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (US)
- AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria (NG)
- Psykiatrien i Region Syddanmark (DK)
- Institute of Human Virology (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05601-5
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- United States Agency for International Development
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation