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Table 1 Treatment given regardless of rapid diagnostic test results

From: Rapid diagnostic tests for malaria and health workers’ adherence to test results at health facilities in Zambia

 

RDT results

 

District/

Positive

Negative

Total

Treatment given

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Chibombo

Total = 47 (16.1)

Total = 245 (83.9)

Total = 292 (100)

Coartem®

36 (76.6)

85 (34.7)

121 (41.4)

SP

5 (10.6)

25 (10.2)

30 (10.3)

Quinine

1 (2.1)

2 (0.8)

3 (0.01)

None

5 (10.6)

133 (54.3)

138 (47.3)

Chingola

Total = 71 (13.1)

Total = 470 (86.9)

Total = 541 (100)

Coartem®

54 (76.1)

214 (45.5)

268 (49.5)

SP

7 (9.9)

104 (22.1)

111 (20.5)

Quinine

5 (7.0)

9 (1.9)

14 (2.6)

None

5 (7.0)

143 (30.4)

148 (27.4)

Chipata

Total = 39 (11.6)

Total = 296 (88.4)

Total = 335 (100)

Coartem®

22 (56.4)

205 (69.3)

227 (67.8)

SP

5 (12.8)

73 (24.7)

78 (23.3)

Quinine

10 (25.6)

9 (3.0)

19 (5.7)

None

2 (5.1)

9 (3.0)

11 (3.3)

Choma

41 (12.6)

283 (87.3)

324 (100)

Coartem®

32 (78.0)

94 (33.2)

126 (38.9)

SP

6 (14.6)

68 (24.0)

74 (22.8)

Quinine

3 (7.3)

0 (0)

3 (1.0)

None

0 (0)

121(42.8)

121 (37.3)

All districts

Total = 198 (13.3)

Total = 1,294 (86.7)

Total = 1,492 (100)

Coartem®

144 (72.7)

598 (46.2)

742 (49.7)

SP

23 (11.6)

270 (20.9)

293 (19.6)

Quinine

19 (9.6)

20 (1.5)

39 (2.6)

None

12 (6.1)

406 (31.4)

418 (28.0)