Table 2 Drugs used by caregiver’s for the management of fever, OKT and DCO health districts, Benin 2011
| Â | Â | OKT (South) | DCO (North) |
|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Â | n (%) | n (%) |
Anti-malarial alone | Â | 92 (12.0) | 131 (22.0) |
| Â | ACT | 58 (7.6) | 106 (17.8) |
| Â | Chloroquine | 21 (2.7) | 18 (3.0) |
| Â | Quinine | 11 (1.4) | 6 (1.0) |
| Â | Amodiaquine | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) |
|  | Sulfadoxine-pyriméthamine | 1 (0.1) |  |
Paracetamol alone | Â | 62 (8.1) | 91 (15.3) |
Aspirine alone | Â | 7 (0.9) | 9 (1.5) |
Herbal tea alone | Â | 287 (37.5) | 148 (24.9) |
Anti-malarial + paracetamol | Â | 99 (13.0) | 146 (24.5) |
| Â | ACT | 49 (6.4) | 84 (14.1) |
| Â | Chloroquine | 43 (5.6) | 50 (8.4) |
| Â | Quinine | 7 (1.0) | 12 (2.0) |
Anti-malarial+Herbal tea | Â | 84 (11.0) | Â |
| Â | ACT | 47 (6.1) | Â |
| Â | Chloroquine | 30 (3.9) | Â |
| Â | Quinine | 7 (0.9) | Â |
Paracetamol + Herbal tea | Â | 68 (8.9) | 51 (8.6) |
Anti-malarial+ Herbal tea + paracetamol | Â | 35 (4.6) | Â |
Others (antibiotoics, iron, anti-helminths) | Â | 34 (4.4) | 18 (3.0) |