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Table 4 Type of anti-malarials used by source among individuals who reported having fever in last two weeks and who were treated for malaria (N = 875).

From: Self-reported fever, treatment actions and malaria infection prevalence in the northern states of Sudan

 

Anti-malarial type

 

AS+SP (n = 382)

SP or Chloroquine (n = 122)

Quinine (n = 39)

Artemether (n = 296)

Other†(n = 36)

Overall

43.9 (39.6-48.2)

13.4 (10.6-16.2)

4.5 (2.8-6.1)

33.7 (30.0-37.4)

4.6(2.7-6.5)

By treatment source

     

Government

     

Hospital

29.0 (21.2-36.8)

20.3 (11.3-29.3)

50.2 (27.8-72.6)

28.4 (21.4-35.3)

21.4 (7.6-35.1)

Health centre

36.5 (27.3-45.7)

24.0 (14.7-33.2)

33.6 (11.1-56.1)

35.8 (29.2-42.4)

20.2 (4.7-35.8)

Basic health unit

10.5 (4.9-16.0)

14.6 (6.6-22.7)

5.4 (-0.0-11.1)

13.7 (7.6-19.7)

 

Community Health Worker

7.0 (2.1-11.8)

5.8 (0.7-11.0)

7.2 (-0.2-14.6)

4.4 (1.7-7.2)

5.5 (-5.0-15.9)

Private

     

Health facility/pharmacy/drug Store

14.6 (9.3-20.0)

20.0 (10.9-29.1)

2.1 (-1.9-6.2)

14.7 (10.3-19.1)

40.2 (18.3-62.1)

Shop

1.6 (0.3-28.6)

15.2 (7.3-23.2)

1.4 (-1.4-4.2)

1.1 (-0.6-2.9)

12.7 (-4.3-29.9)

Other

0.7 (-0.0-1.7)

  

1.8 (-0.0-3.8)

 
  1. Proportions are weighted and cluster adjusted.
  2. †13 individuals took AL, 23 took unspecified anti-malarial drugs;