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Table 6 Additional medicines received by children after treatment by CHW

From: Integrated community case management of malaria and pneumonia increases prompt and appropriate treatment for pneumonia symptoms in children under five years in Eastern Uganda

Medicine

Intervention

Control

(n = 42)

(n = 96)

Paracetamol

32 (76.2)

71 (74.0)

Cotrimoxazole*

6 (14.3)

15 (15.6)

Cough syrups

4 (9.5)

6 (6.3)

Amoxicillin*

1 (2.4)

5 (5.2)

Chlorphenramine

6 (14.3)

5 (5.2)

Metronidazole

2 (4.8)

4 (4.2)

Quinine†

0 (0)

3 (3.0)

Ampicillin*

0 (0)

2 (2.0)

Artemether-lumefantrine†

3 (7.1)

2 (2.0)

Benzylpenicillin*

0 (0)

2 (2.0)

Chloramphenicol*

0 (0)

2 (2.0)

Chloroquine†

1 (2.4)

2 (2.0)

Combination flue medicines

0 (0)

2 (2.0)

Dexamethasone

1 (2.4)

2 (2.0)

Unknown antimalarial syrup†

0 (0)

2 (2.0)

Ampiclox*

0 (0)

1 (1.0)

Anti-emetic

1 (2.4)

1 (1.0)

Cetrizine

0 (0)

1 (1.0)

Erythromycin*

0 (0)

1 (1.0)

Ibuprofen

1 (2.4)

1 (1.0)

Mebendazole

0 (0)

1 (1.0)

ORS

1 (2.4)

1 (1.0)

Vitamins

1 (2.4)

0 (0)

  1. * considered as additional antibiotics.
  2. † considered as additional anti-malarials.
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