Table 3 Drugs used in primary health care facilities for treatment of malaria in pregnant women and children less than five years
Drugs used for treatment of malaria | Proportion of people treated n (%) |
|---|---|
1.Pregnant women (N = 380) | |
Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) | 174 (45.7) |
Chloroquine | 1 (0.4) |
Quinine | 8 (2.2) |
Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine (SP) | 129 (33.9) |
Artesunate monotherapy (AM) | 4 (1.1) |
Others | 64 (16.7) |
2.Children less than five years (N = 838) | |
Artemisinin-based combination therapy | 324 (38.7) |
Chloroquine | 127 (15.2) |
Quinine | 27 (3.2) |
Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine | 86 (10.2) |
Artesunate monotherapy | 28 (3.3) |
Others | 246 (29.4) |