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Table 6 Indicators of treatment coverage with ACTs obtained from CMDs and of adherence of caregivers to treatment schedule (source: household survey)

From: Feasibility and acceptability of ACT for the community case management of malaria in urban settings in five African sites

 

Kumasi

Bolgatanga

Jimma

Lilongwe

Ouagadougou

Total

Total number of children with a fever episode in the previous 2 weeks identified at survey

433

542

689

1238

798

3700

• Number (%) of caregivers who consulted the CMD

179 (41.1)

168 (31)

50 (7.3)

801 (64.7)

282 (35.3)

1480 (40)

• Number (%) of children treated with ACTs from a CMD

179 (100)**

106 (63.) *

32 (64)*

801 (100)**

95 (34) **

1213 (82)

• Number (%) of children correctly treated (dose and duration)

167 (93.1)

53 (50)

32 (100)

798 (99, 6)

73 (76)

1123 (92.6)

• Number (%) of children treated promptly (receiving first dose within24 hrs)

123 (68, 7)

37 (34.9)

23 (71.9)

590 (73, 7)

55 (57.9)

828 (68.3)

• Number (%) of children treated correctly AND promptly

123 (68, 7)

37 (34.9)

18 (56.3)/32

590 (73, 7)

52 (54.7)

820 (67.6)

• Number (%) of mothers who did not find the CMD at the first attempt

4 (2.2)

Not available

7 (14)

Not available

36 (12.7)

 
  1. * Treatment based on RDT result
  2. ** Treatment based on presumptive diagnosis.