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Table 5 Diagnosis and treatment of febrile children

From: Factors impacting test-based management of suspected malaria among caregivers of febrile children and private medicine retailers within rural communities of Fanteakwa North District, Ghana

Treatment

 

Sources of treatment and diagnosis

Caregiver

Drug vendors

OTCMS

CHPS compound

 

n(%)

Tested

Not tested

Tested

Not tested

Tested

Not tested

Tested

Not tested

Herb

5 (3.3)

1 (20)

4 (80)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

ACT

127 (83.6)

1 (33.3)

2 (66.7)

10 (52.6)

9 (47.6)

2 (20)

8 (80)

91 (95.8)

4 (4.2)

Antibiotics

9 (5.9)

0 (0)

1 (100)

1 (100)

0 (0)

0 (0)

4 (100)

3 (100)

0 (0)

Others

11 (7.2)

0 (0)

4 (100)

0 (0)

1 (100)

0 (0)

5 (100)

0 (0)

1 (100)

Total

 

2 (15.4)

11 (84.6)

11 (52.4)

10 (47.6)

2 (10.5)

17 (89.5)

94 (94.9)

5 (5.1)

Grand Total

152 (100)

13 (8.6)

21 (13.8)

19 (12.5)

99 (65.1)

  1. OTCMS over-the-counter medicine sellers, CHPS Community Health-Based Planning Services, ACT Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy