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Table 2 Drugs used as first-line treatment by health professionals in rural zone

From: Treatment of malaria from monotherapy to artemisinin-based combination therapy by health professionals in rural health facilities in southern Cameroon

Anti-malaria drugs

Adults (%)

Pregnant women (%)

Children under 5 (%)

Arsucam® (AS/AQ)

2.0

0.0

2.0

Quinine tablets

65.3

71.2

23.0

Amodiaquine

21.1

15.4

67.3

Chloroquine

2.0

0.0

0.0

Injectable quinine

7.6

7.6

5.7

Sulphadoxine/Pyrimethamine

2.0

3.8

0.0

Amodiaquine+SP

0.0

2.0

0.0

Artemether (injectable)

0.0

0.0

2.0