Caregivers Recall of Antimalarial Treatment for their Children at Health Clinics in Southern Mali

This research aims to assess the validity of the primary coverage indicator for malaria treatment collected by household surveys (e.g. DHS) from interviews with mothers/caregivers of children taken for treatment of fevers at health facilities. The study used a prospective case-control design. The study identified mothers/caregivers of children with suspected malaria fevers at selected health facilities. Caregivers were asked if they could be followed-up at their home within 2 weeks, where they were asked questions related to their recall of the treatment, if any, their child received during the clinic visit. Data collection was be split between the period immediately prior to SMC (June) and during the period of monthly SMC implementation (July-November).