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Table 2 Distributions of fever, anti-malarial drugs given and rapid diagnostic test results by anti-malarial drug prescription after laboratory results

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

Factor

Anti-malarial drug prescribed after laboratory result

Yes

No

n (%)

n (%)

Fever

Yes

888(59.3)

103 (22.2)

No

610 (40.7)

360 (77.8)

Total

1,498 (100)

463 (100)

Anti-malarial drug given

Coartem®

743 (49.6)

251 (54.0)

SP

296 (19.7)

168 (36.1)

Quinine

41 (2.7)

25 (5.4)

None

419 (28.0)

21 (4.5)

Total

1,499 (100)

465 (100)

RDT result

Positive

200 (13.4)

74 (16.0)

Negative

1,295 (86.6)

389 (84.0)

Total

1,495 (100)

463 (100)