Treatment of malaria from monotherapy to artemisinin-based combination therapy by health professionals in urban health facilities in Yaoundé, central province, Cameroon

Table 4 Main selection criteria of artemisinin derivatives according to prescribers

*Selection criteria*	*Medical practitioners* *(n = 132), Percent*
Therapeutic efficacy	(67) 50.8
Few adverse events	(23) 17.4
Observance (few tablets)	(20) 15.2
Drug cost (lowest price)	(14) 10.6
Drug names	(6) 4.5
Patient's request	(2) 1.5

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