Table 7 Use of AL: frequency of prescription, and appropriateness of dosing and counseling (whether or not AL was indicated, according to guidelines) in outpatient health facilities, Huambo Province, Angola
From: Quality of malaria case management at outpatient health facilities in Angola
Characteristic and patient sub-group | No. and weighted percentage of patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | (95% CI) | ||
AL prescribed (whether or not indicated, according to guidelines) among all 177 patients | 62a | 35.5 | (24.9-46.2) | |
Quality of dosing for the 62 patients who received AL | ||||
Correctly dosed | 59 | 95.1 | (89.2-100) | |
Underdosed | 2 | 3.9 | (51.4-88.4) | |
Overdosed | 0 | 0 | (NC) | |
AL not recommended (weight < 5 kg) | 1 | 1.0 | (0-3.1) | |
First AL dose given during consultation (for the 62 patients who received AL) | 9 | 10.7 | (1.2-20.3) | |
Quality of counseling for the 62 patients who received AL | ||||
HW gave complete dosing instructions (definition of a dose, no. of doses/day, and treatment duration)b | 55 | 88.2 | (78.3-98.2) | |
HW advised to take the medicine with food | 17 | 31.3 | (12.3-50.2) | |
Patient could repeat all dosing instructions given by the HW (even if HW's dosage was incorrect)c | 43 | 60.9 | (44.2-77.6) | |
HW advised to take the medicine with milk or fat-containing food | 4 | 4.9 | (0-10.8) | |
HW advised to return for a follow-up visit | 8 | 14.4 | (0.4-28.3) | |
HW advised to sleep under a bed net to prevent malaria | 0 | 0 | (NC) | |
HW advised to return to the health facility if the patient becomes seriously ill | 5 | 5.8 | (0-11.8) | |
HW advised to complete all the treatment (take all medicines) | 41 | 69.9 | (51.4-88.4) | |