Training Manual for Preventive Malaria - Ministry of Health

LEARNING GUIDE FOR TREATMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA
Rate the performance of each step or task observed using the following rating scale:
1 Needs Improvement: Step not performed correctly and/or out of sequence (if necessary) or
is omitted
2 Competently Performed: Step performed correctly in proper sequence (if necessary) but
progression from step to step is inefficient
3 Proficiently Performed: Step efficiently and precisely performed in proper sequence (if
necessary)
LEARNING GUIDE FOR TREATMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA
GETTING READY
STEP/TASK
1. Greet the woman respectfully and with kindness.
2. Ask about her general health and current pregnancy.
HISTORY OF PROBLEMS IN CURRENT PREGNANCY
1. If she has any complaints, ask about each one specifically.
2. If she complains of fever, ask her if she also has any of the
following complaints:
• Shivering/chills/rigors
• Headache
• Muscle/Joint pains
• Loss of appetite
• Nausea and vomiting
3. If she does, suspect uncomplicated malaria during pregnancy.
4. Check if she has other symptoms/signs suggestive of
complicated malaria by asking her if she has any of these other
complaints:
• Dark coloured, cola -like urine
• Drowsiness or coma
• Jaundice
• Inability to stand or support herself
• Persistent vomiting
• Temperature over 39°C
• Anaemia
• Poor urine output
• Difficulty in breathing
5. Ask anyone accompanying her if the woman has at any time been
unconscious or had fits (convulsions).
CASES
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