This module focuses on the recording and reporting of blood film results, outlining essential elements such as accuracy, completeness, and data entry into laboratory registers. Participants will learn to correctly report microscopy results and maintain up-to-date records for effective resource planning and epidemiological data compilation. Key documentation includes the laboratory request form, microscopy report, and malaria performance report, all of which aid in tracking and analyzing malaria cases.

1. Module 7
Recording and Reporting of Blood film
Results

2. Learning Objectives
At the end of this module, the participant will be able to
– Describe essential elements of recording and reporting
– Describe the quantification scheme for reporting results
– Report microscopy results on the Laboratory Request Form
– Record microscopy results correctly in the Laboratory
Register.
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3. Content Outline
– Essential elements of Record Keeping
– Laboratory request and report forms
– Recording and reporting results: Negative and Positive
– Entry of data into the Laboratory Register
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4. Essential Elements of Recordkeeping
• Recording means keeping the register up-to-date.
• Proper recording and reporting of patient data used to
– Determine work load
– Planning of resources
– Compile important epidemiological information
for malaria prevention and control program.
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5. Accurate recordkeeping is based around four
elements:
– Completeness
– Consistency
– Credibility
– Timeliness
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6. Therefore, Laboratory supervisors should
regularly review
– Specimen Request forms
– Laboratory Register
– Reporting of results
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7. Laboratory Request and Report Forms
A completed Laboratory Request Form should give the
following information:
– Name of health facility
– Date
– Patient’s name, address, age, and sex
– Type of specimen
– Patient ID/ Specimen ID number (laboratory serial
number)
– Clinical impression
– Signature of person requesting exam
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8. Microscopy Report
The microscopy report should include the following
information:
– Specimen ID number
– Date of specimen analysis
– Blood film result (presence of parasite, species, stage and
parasite count/density)
– If necessary (high parasitemia) percentage of infected RBC in
Thin films
– Name and Signature of Laboratory technician
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9. The Laboratory Register:
• Is a record book maintained by the laboratory
technician responsible for blood film examination.
The laboratory register should include:
– Laboratory serial number
– Date of specimen testing
– Patient’s name, sex, age, and address
– Type of test
– Test results
– Signature of person responsible for tests
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10. Malaria Data report
• Compiled from the laboratory log book on
weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis.
• This will give us evidence on the workload of
health facility laboratory for further planning of
resources.
• Have significant input to show the prevalence of
laboratory confirmed malaria cases in the facility.
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11. Malaria Laboratory Performance report form
Age group Blood film
performed
Negative Positive P. falciparum P. vivax Mixed
( P. f and P.
v)
< 5
≥ 5
Total
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12. Laboratory confirmed malaria case report form
• Done by reviewing the malaria register and counting
the number of blood films reported as positive with
their species name and negative slides.
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13. Thank You!!
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