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Table 2 Availability of packs per weight group of subsidized ACT (AL)

From: Access to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) and quinine in malaria holoendemic regions of western Kenya

 

Outlet type

Public n = 126 (%)

Private n = 96 (%)

Not-for-profit n = 66 (%)

All the four AL weight specific packs

53 (42.1)

23 (23.9)

12 (18.2)

AL 6 tablet pack for 5-14 kg

47 (37.3)

21 (21.9)

16 (24.2)

AL 12 tablet pack for15-24 kg

62 (49.2)

25 (26.0)

12 (18.1)

AL 18 tablet pack for 25-34 kg

66 (52.4)

12 (12.5)

33 (50.0)

AL 24 tablet pack for ≥35 kg

111 (88.1)

42 (43.8)

46 (69.7)

Other forms of ACT for children

0

93 (96.9)

8 (12.1)

Other forms of ACT for adults

0

82 (85.0)

9 (13.6)

Quinine (tablet formulation only)

44 (34.9)

46 (47.9)

28 (42.4)

  1. ACT, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy, AL, Artemether-Lumefantrine.