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Chikhwawa District Health Access & Utilization Survey Results

Chikhwawa District Health Access & Utilization Survey Results. University of Maryland Interdisciplinary Team 5 August 2011. Outline. Background of Project Village selection and survey process Results of Surveys Next steps. Interdisciplinary Team. Interdisciplinary Team- Faculty.

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Chikhwawa District Health Access & Utilization Survey Results

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  1. Chikhwawa District Health Access & Utilization Survey Results University of Maryland Interdisciplinary Team 5 August 2011

  2. Outline • Background of Project • Village selection and survey process • Results of Surveys • Next steps

  3. Interdisciplinary Team

  4. Interdisciplinary Team- Faculty Dr. Miriam Laufer School of Medicine Dr . Judith Porter School of Dentistry Dr. Jody Olsen School of Social Work Dean Diane Hoffman School of Law

  5. University of MarylandGlobal Health Resource Center

  6. International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR) GOAL: to improve clinical and field management of malaria

  7. Malaria

  8. Malaria in Malawi • Burden of disease • 5-7 million cases every year • 7000 deaths • Most deaths occur in children <5 • Adult lose an average of 15-25 workdays per year

  9. Study Objectives Goal : to determine proportion of malaria-like illnesses were evaluated at Chikhwawa District Hospital

  10. Selection of Villages • Village selection was done with the help of the DHO and DEHO • Two near (5-7 km) • Two far (20-25 km) • ACTIA and PREGACT study excluded

  11. Randomization Method

  12. Conducting the Surveys

  13. Results

  14. 23% (102 of 436) of individuals in all households had a fever in the last month.

  15. What place of care do people go to first when they have a fever?

  16. Conclusions • About 2/3 of people with fever are seen at Chikhwawa District Hospital at some point • People from the near villages (Lauji and Kapasule) are more likely to go the District Hospital first when they have a fever • Most people who go to the District Hospital are satisfied with their care • Over 90% of patients that were treated with anti-malarials got LA

  17. What we learned

  18. Next Steps • ICEMR • UM will do a larger scale study • Includes Chikhwawa • The results of this survey will help to understand what people do when they get sick

  19. ZikomoKwambiri!!!

  20. Back-up

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