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Table 1 Age-specific dosing schedule for sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) and amodiaquine (AQ) in Senegal

From: Self-reported data: a major tool to assess compliance with anti-malarial combination therapy among children in Senegal

  

SP tablets*

AQ tablets**

Age group

Weight

Day 0

Day 0

Day 1

Day 2

2--11 months

5 - 10 kg

0.5

0.5 or 2 tsp

0.5 or 2 tsp

0.5 or 2 tsp

1--2 years

10.1 -14 kg

0.75

0.75 or 3 tsp

0.75 or 3 tsp

0.75 or 3 tsp

3- 5 years

14.1 - 20 kg

1

1 or 4 tsp

1 or 4 tsp

1 or 4 tsp

6-8 years

20,1 - 30 kg

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

9-11 years

30,1 - 40 kg

2

2

2

2

12-13 years

40,1 - 50 kg

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

> 14 years

> 50 kg

3

3

3

3

  1. * SP: 1 tablet contains 500 mg of sulphadoxine and 25 mg of pyrimethamine
  2. ** AQ: 1 tablet contains 153 mg of amodiaquine and 1 teaspoon (tsp = 5 ml) contains 50 mg of amodiaquine