Provider knowledge of treatment policy and dosing regimen with artemether-lumefantrine and quinine in malaria-endemic areas of western Kenya

Table 4 Provider knowledge of dosing regimens of artemether-lumefantrine and quinine by outlet type

		Public	Private	Not-for-profit	P-value
		n = 126	n = 96	n = 66	P-value
Children 9 kg	Correct AL dose	119 (94.4%)	75 (78.1%)	58 (78.8%)	<0.0001*
	Incorrect AL dose	7 (5.6%)	21(21.9%)	8 (21.2%)	<0.0001*
	Correct quinine dose	111 (88.1%)	50 (52.1%)	37 (56.0%)	<0.0001*
	Incorrect quinine dose	15 (11.9%)	46 (47.9%)	29 (44.0%)	<0.0001*
Adults 45 kg	Correct AL dose	116 (92.0%)	55 (57.3%)	58 (78.8%)	<0.0001*
	Incorrect AL dose	10 (8.0%)	41 (42.7%)	8 (21.2%)
	Correct quinine dose	112 (88.8%)	31 (32.3%)	43 (65.2%)	<0.0001*
	Incorrect quinine dose	14 (11.2%)	65 (67.7%)	23 (34.8%)	<0.0001*

Analyses performed by Chi-square tests. * Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05.

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