Pan African Vivax and Ovale Network (PAVON) Malaria Diagnostic Competency Training: Offering Training Opportunities to Impact Malaria Elimination Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Autor: Diarra A; Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme (CNRFP), Ouagadougou 01 BP 2208, Burkina Faso.; Pan African Vivax and Ovale Network, Faculty of Computer and Allied Health Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, McCarthy Hill, Accra P.O. Box DS1636, Ghana., Ayivase J; Pan African Vivax and Ovale Network, Faculty of Computer and Allied Health Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, McCarthy Hill, Accra P.O. Box DS1636, Ghana.; Clinical Laboratory Unit of Institutional Care Division, Ghana Health Service Headquarters, Accra P.O. Box LG43, Ghana., Mompati DG; Pan African Vivax and Ovale Network, Faculty of Computer and Allied Health Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, McCarthy Hill, Accra P.O. Box DS1636, Ghana.; Botswana National Health Laboratory, Gaborone UB0061, Botswana., Soulama I; Pan African Vivax and Ovale Network, Faculty of Computer and Allied Health Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, McCarthy Hill, Accra P.O. Box DS1636, Ghana.; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante (IRSS), Ouagadougou 03 BP 7192, Burkina Faso., Cissé M; Pan African Vivax and Ovale Network, Faculty of Computer and Allied Health Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, McCarthy Hill, Accra P.O. Box DS1636, Ghana.; Laboratoire de Recherche, Centre MURAZ, Bobo-Dioulasso 01 BP 390, Burkina Faso., Duah-Quashie NO; Pan African Vivax and Ovale Network, Faculty of Computer and Allied Health Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, McCarthy Hill, Accra P.O. Box DS1636, Ghana.; Department of Epidemiology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra P.O. Box LG43, Ghana., Gyan B; Pan African Vivax and Ovale Network, Faculty of Computer and Allied Health Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, McCarthy Hill, Accra P.O. Box DS1636, Ghana.; Department of Immunology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra P.O. Box LG43, Ghana., Dongdem AZ; Pan African Vivax and Ovale Network, Faculty of Computer and Allied Health Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, McCarthy Hill, Accra P.O. Box DS1636, Ghana.; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho P.O. Box 31, Ghana., Takramah WK; Pan African Vivax and Ovale Network, Faculty of Computer and Allied Health Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, McCarthy Hill, Accra P.O. Box DS1636, Ghana.; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho P.O. Box 31, Ghana., Ababio GK; Pan African Vivax and Ovale Network, Faculty of Computer and Allied Health Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, McCarthy Hill, Accra P.O. Box DS1636, Ghana.; Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Ghana Medical School, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Korle-Bu, Accra P.O. Box LG43, Ghana., Oeuvray C; Pan African Vivax and Ovale Network, Faculty of Computer and Allied Health Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, McCarthy Hill, Accra P.O. Box DS1636, Ghana.; Global Health Institute of Merck, Terre Bonne Building ZO, Route de Crassier 1, Eysin, 1266 Geneva, Switzerland., Mulry J; Pan African Vivax and Ovale Network, Faculty of Computer and Allied Health Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, McCarthy Hill, Accra P.O. Box DS1636, Ghana.; Global Health Institute of Merck, Terre Bonne Building ZO, Route de Crassier 1, Eysin, 1266 Geneva, Switzerland., Greco B; Pan African Vivax and Ovale Network, Faculty of Computer and Allied Health Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, McCarthy Hill, Accra P.O. Box DS1636, Ghana.; Global Health Institute of Merck, Terre Bonne Building ZO, Route de Crassier 1, Eysin, 1266 Geneva, Switzerland., Reinhard-Rupp J; Pan African Vivax and Ovale Network, Faculty of Computer and Allied Health Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, McCarthy Hill, Accra P.O. Box DS1636, Ghana.; Global Health Institute of Merck, Terre Bonne Building ZO, Route de Crassier 1, Eysin, 1266 Geneva, Switzerland., Quaye IK; Pan African Vivax and Ovale Network, Faculty of Computer and Allied Health Sciences, Regent University College of Science and Technology, McCarthy Hill, Accra P.O. Box DS1636, Ghana.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Tropical medicine and infectious disease [Trop Med Infect Dis] 2024 Dec 19; Vol. 9 (12). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 19.
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed9120308
Abstrakt: PAVON has developed a malaria microscopy competency training scheme to augment competency in malaria microscopy. Here, data accrued from training activities between 2020 and 2023 in Botswana are presented. Three trainings were done for 37 central and peripheral level technicians for a two-week period. The scheme consisted of basic theory on Plasmodium parasites, malaria epidemiology and diagnosis. The practicals focused on standard slide preparation, staining, parasite detection, speciation and counting. Scores were assessed by the Wilcoxon signed rank test. Participants who excelled joined the WHO External Competency Assessment for Malaria Microscopy (ECAMM). The median competency scores for the three trainings were detection: 100 (IQR = 94-100), 100 (IQR = 94-100) and 92 (IQR = 92-100), respectively, from pre-test scores of 40 (IQR = 27-54), 44 (IQR = 32-52) and 20 (IQR = 10-40) (z = 2.937, p < 0.003, z = 3.110, p = 0.002 and (z = 2.251, p = 0.024), respectively. Speciation: 93 (IQR = 86-96), 81 (IQR = 73-96) and 88, (IQR = 88-100) from pre-test scores of 50 (IQR = 30-50), 36 (IQR = 20-45) and 17 (IQR = 17-50) (z = 2.936, p < 0.003, z = 3.152, p = 0.002 and z = 3.237, p = 0.001). The competency scores achieved in the ECAMM were 98/98 and 97/98 for sensitivity and specificity pre- and post-tests detection. The training was effective in raising the competency skills of participants and is open to NMPs (National Malaria Programs) for critical capacity building.
Databáze: MEDLINE