Progress towards implementation of ACT malaria case-management in public health facilities in the Republic of Sudan: a cluster-sample survey

Table 5 Quality of AS+SP dispensing and counseling in Sudan

	Children < 5 yrs N = 72	Patients ≥ 5 yrs N = 275	P-value	All age groups N = 347
	n (%)	n (%)		n (%)	95% CI
Explained dosing schedule	64 (88.9)	236 (85.8)	0.657	300 (86.5)	82.8-90.1
Advised to complete all doses	52 (73.2)^a	158 (57.5)	0.070	210 (60.5)^a	55.5-65.9
Patient weighed	10 (13.9)	11 (4.0)	0.006	21 (6.1)	3.5-8.6
First dose administered at HF	0 (0)	10 (3.6)	0.115	10 (2.9)	1.1-4.6
Explained what to do if vomiting	9 (12.5)	13 (4.8)^b	0.009	22 (6.3)^b	3.8-8.9

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