Malaria case management in Papua New Guinea prior to the introduction of a revised treatment protocol

Malaria Journal

Table 6 Observed provision of instructions

Instruction	n^a	Provided (%)	(95% CI)
Purpose of medication	435	63.4	(53.7, 72.0)
Dosage/regimen	441	75.7	(67.0, 82.5)
Dietary	449	6.2	(3.5, 10.8)
Possible adverse effects	449	1.1	(0.5, 2.6)
Health facility re-engagement^b	447	27.7	(19.7, 37.4)
Prevention advice	448	10.3	(6.4, 16.1)

a. Each instruction was scored ‘provided’, ‘not provided’ or ‘don’t know’. All ‘don’t know’ responses were excluded from the analyses, hence the variation in reported numbers.
b. In which patients are advised to return to the health facility if current symptoms persist or deteriorate.

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