Community coverage of an antimalarial combination of artesunate and amodiaquine in Makamba Province, Burundi, nine months after its introduction

Table 2 Treatment coverage in probable malaria cases, Makamba province, Burundi, 2004 (n = 165)

Treatment	N	[%]*	95%CI
Strict definition of AS+AQ coverage ^†
AS+AQ	13	9.4	3.8–15.0
Quinine	10	5.0	1.7–8.4
Other treatments	75	45.6	36.5–54.6
Traditional treatment	6	3.4	0.5–6.3
No treatment	61	36.5	27.7–45.3
Lenient definition of AS+AQ coverage ^‡
AS+AQ	20	14.1	7.6–20.3
Quinine	10	5.0	1.7–8.4
Other treatments	68	41.0	32.1–50.0
Traditional treatment	6	3.4	0.5–6.3
No treatment	61	36.5	27.7–45.3
Treatment coverage with any antimalarial
AS+AQ/Quinine	30	19.1	12.1–26.0
Other treatments	68	41.0	32.1–50.0
Traditional treatment	6	3.4	0.5–6.3
No treatment	61	36.5	27.7–45.3
Total	165	100.0

* Weighted percentage
^† Received AS+AQ in a public health centre within 48 hours after onset of fever
^‡ Received AS+AQ

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