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Table 6 Types of drug formulations most commonly given to patients for malaria

From: Malaria treatment perceptions, practices and influences on provider behaviour: comparing hospitals and non-hospitals in south-east Nigeria

 

Non-hospitals

n (%)

Hospitals

n (%)

Chi-square (p-value)

Injection

67 (35.0)

27 (79.4)

27.8 (.00001)

Tablets

177 (92.7)

30 (88.2)

.16 (.51)

IV infusion

15 (7.9)

12 (35.3)

23.0 (.0001)

Suppositories

5 (2.6)

2 (5.9)

1.2 (.26)

Others

41 (21.5)

10 (29.4)

1.6 (.15)

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