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Table 2 Distribution of anti-malarial drugs and mode of treatment across demographic groups and sources of treatment

From: Drugs use pattern for uncomplicated malaria in medicine retail outlets in Enugu urban, southeast Nigeria: implications for malaria treatment policy

 

Gender

Age group

Mode of treatment

Outlet type

 

Male

Female

<5 years

5-12 years

≥13 years

Self-treatment

Outlet treatment

Prescription

Pharmacy

PMV

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Drug category

          

ACT

527 (71.4)

434 (74.3)

74 (87.1)

102 (91.9)

785 (70.0)

318 (52.2)

425 (90.)

218 (90.8)

594 (74.1)

367 (70.7)

Monotherapy

211 (28.6)

149 (25.6)

11 (12.9)

9 (8.1)

340 (30)

291 (48.8)

47 (10.0)

22 (9.2)

208 (25.9)

152 (29.5)

Total

738

583

85

111

1125

609

472

240

802

519

Treatment mode

          

Prescription

132 (17.9)

108 (18.5)

34 (40.0)

25 (22.5)

181 (16.1)

-

-

-

138 (17.2)

102 (19.6)

Recommendation

263 (35.6)

209 (35.9)

31 (36.5)

44 (39.6)

397 (35.3)

-

-

-

262 (32.7)

210 (40.5)

Self-treatment

343 (46.5)

266 (45.6)

20 (23.5)

42 (37.9)

547 (48.6)

-

-

-

402 (50.1)

207 (39.9)

Total

738

583

85

111

1125

   

802

519

AMFm

170 (32.2)

156 (36.0)

30 (40.5)

54 (53)

242 (31)

100 (32)

165 (39)

61 (28)

164 (27.6)

162 (44)

  1. ACT = Artemisinin Combination Therapy; PMV = Patent Medicine Vendor.