Table 3 Caregivers’ knowledge of government recommended medicinea
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Knowledge questions → Cases (CS) ↓ | Does CG know the first-line gov’t antimalarial? | Has CG heard of ACTs? |
Has CG heard of Coartem®? |
Does CG know Coartem® is an ACT? | Where did CG hear about ACTs? |
Was child given an ACT during this malaria episode? |
Where does CG usually obtain ACTs? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From home (Yes/No) | From 1st external source (Yes/No) | |||||||
| Positive Outcome: Child Recovered | ||||||||
| CS 06 | No | No | Yes | No | N/A | No | No (DS) |
PHF for free (not this episode) |
| CS 07 | No |
Yes (But gives wrong examplesa) | No | No |
• Drug shops • Gov’t health providers • Radio | No | No (DS) | No evidence ACT was ever obtained |
| CS 08 | N/A | N/A | Yes | N/A | N/A |
Yes (leftover) | Yes (PHF) | PHF for free |
| Negative Outcome: Child Survived but with Deficits | ||||||||
| CS 01 | N/A | Yes | Yes | No |
• Gov’t health providers • Radio |
Yes (leftover) | No (PHF) | PHF for free |
| CS 02 | No | No | No | N/A | • Not heard | No | No (PHF) | Not for this index child |
| CS 03 | N/A | Yes | No | No | • Radio | No | No (DS) |
PHF for free (not this episode) |
| Negative Outcome: Child Died | ||||||||
| CS 04 |
Yes (Says ACTs & Coartem®) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
• Gov’t health providers • Radio | No | No (PHF) |
PHF for free (not this episode) |
| CS 05 | N/A | N/A | Yes | N/A | N/A | No | Yes (PHF) | PHF for free |