Table 2 Enrolment characteristics of clinics, CHWs and patients by trial arm
| Â | Intervention | Control |
|---|---|---|
Clinic-level characteristics: | ||
 Number of clinics | 11 | 11 |
 Number of clinics per province |  |  |
  Kunduz | 5 | 5 |
  Nangahar | 6 | 6 |
 Number of health posts (median number per clinic, interquartile range (IQR)) | 111 (6, 5–17) | 109 (10, 6–13) |
 Number of patients enrolled (median number per clinic, IQR) | 1199 (114, 50–140) | 1201 (103, 63–129) |
Health post and CHW-level characteristics: | ||
 Number of CHWs (median number of CHWs per health clinic, IQR) | 120 (8, 6–17) | 137 (12, 10–14) |
 Included in analysis | 108 | 114 |
 CHW gender (n, % male) | 75 (62.5) | 83 (60.6) |
 Education level of CHWs, n (%) | ||
  None | 41 (34.8) | 34 (25.0) |
  Informal education | 5 (4.2) | 5 (3.7) |
  Primary | 20 (17.0) | 20 (14.7) |
  Secondary | 44 (37.3) | 42 (30.9) |
  Post-secondary/higher | 8 (6.8) | 35 (25.7) |
 Socioeconomic status of CHWs (n, %) |  |  |
  Below median | 59 (51.3) | 63 (48.1) |
  Above median | 56 (48.7) | 68 (51.9) |
  Data missing | 5 | 5 |
 Median number of consultations in week prior to the study (IQR) | 11 (7–20) | 14 (9–19) |
 Median number of hours in last week performing CHW activities (IQR) | 2.5 (1.3–5.7) | 5.4 (1.8–9.0) |
Patient characteristics: | ||
 Number of patients (median per CHW, IQR) | 1199 (11.9, 6.7–14) | 1201 (7.3, 5.4–16.8) |
 Number of patients evaluated: | 1099 | 1055 |
 Reasons for exclusion: |  |  |
  Missing treatment or diagnosis data | 81 | 128 |
  Reference diagnosis missing | 19 | 19 |
 Prevalence of malaria in the sample (n, %) | ||
   P. vivax | 159 (13.2) | 194 (16.2) |
   P. falciparum | 45 (3.7) | 45 (3.7) |
  Mixed infection | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) |
 Gender of patient (n, % male) | 647 (54.6) | 674 (56.2) |
 Age band of patient (n, %) | ||
  0–1 year | 9 (0.8) | 5 (0.4) |
  1–5 years | 82 (6.9) | 62 (4.2) |
  6–10 years | 269 (22.8) | 171 (14.3) |
  10–18 years | 302 (25.6) | 311 (26.0) |
   > 18 years | 520 (44.0) | 649 (54.2) |
  N, % of patients enrolled by male CHW | 975 (81.5) | 822 (68.6) |
  N, % of patients enrolled at time of day | ||
  Morning (6 am–12 pm) | 425 (35.5) | 477 (39.8) |
  Afternoon (12 pm–6 pm) | 338 (28.2) | 319 (26.6) |
  Evening (6 pm–10 pm) | 354 (29.5) | 354 (29.5) |
  Night (11 pm–6 am) | 82 (6.8) | 50 (4.2) |
  N, % of patients enrolled by location | ||
  Health post | 959 (81.4) | 803 (68.5) |
  Patient’s home | 207 (17.6) | 362 (30.4) |
  Other | 12 (1.0) | 25 (2.1) |
 Reported symptoms (n, %) | ||
  Fever | 1119 (93.5) | 1172 (97.6) |
  Headache | 1113 (92.8) | 1119 (93.2) |
  Vomiting | 311 (26.0) | 488 (40.7) |
  Diarrhoea | 169 (14.1) | 252 (21.0) |
  Cough | 569 (47.5) | 416 (34.6) |
  Other symptom(s) | 210 (17.5) | 131 (10.9) |
 Patients with fast breathing (n, %) | 57 (4.8) | 26 (2.2) |