Table 1 Anti-malarial drugs used as first-line treatment by medical practitioners
Drugs prescribed by 132 clinicians | Adults N= 128(%) | Pregnant women n = 124 (%) | Under five children n= 126 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
AS/AQ | 4.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Quinine tablets | 44.5 | 52.3 | 15.9 |
Amodiaquine | 20.4 | 28.0 | 62.8 |
Artemether-lumefantrine | 8.3 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
Artesunate-mefloquine | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Artesunate suppositories | 7.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
Dihydroartemisinin | 5.3 | 2.3 | 4.6 |
Halofantrine | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Sulphadoxine/Pyrimethamine | 5.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
Pyrimethamine alone | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Injectable quinine | 3.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 |
Injectable artemether | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 |