Concordance of rapid diagnostic test results between health facility registers and health management information systems: a multi-country evaluation
Substantial variation in RDT data concordance was observed across countries and facilities. Concordance was strongest between MSFs and DHIS2, suggesting data entry was not a significant issue. Strengthening routine data validation and using accuracy and direction-sensitive metrics, such as WADRA and VFs, could improve malaria data reliability. Further research should explore system-level factors influencing data quality and identify scalable solutions.
Authors
- William Yavo
- Sunday Atobatele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1947-2561)
- Cyriaque Affoukou
- Idelphonse Ahogni
- Corine Ngufor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7755-9609)
- Onyebuchi Augustine Okoro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4298-8892)
- Abibatou Konaté-Touré
- Bosco Agaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4601-5171)
- Michael Humes
- Valérie Akoua Bédia-Tanoh
- Anatole Mian
- Kevin Griffith
- Arthur Mpimbaza
- Jacques Agnon
- Ese Akpiroroh
- Antoine M. Tanoh
- Orphée M. A. Kangah Kouakou
- Nelson Ssewante
- Kim A. Lindblade
Institutions
- United States Agency for International Development (US)
- Malaria Consortium (UG)
- Clinical Insights (US)
- U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (US)
- AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria (NG)
- Institut National de Santé Publique (CI)
- Progamme National Contre le Tuberculose (BJ)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05753-4
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00