Table 2 Case-management practices for febrile children - comparison between pre- and post-intervention
| Â | 2008 | 2009 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | Restricted to children seen by trained HWs | Restricted to children seen by HWs exposed to minimum package of intervention* | ||||||||
| Â | N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI |
Febrile children | N = 386 | N = 390 | N = 249 | N = 174 | ||||||||
   AL prescribed | 297 | 76.9 | 69.4, 83.1 | 342 | 87.6 | 82.5, 91.5 | 213 | 85.5 | 79.2, 90.2 | 148 | 85.1 | 75.9, 91.1 |
   Other anti-malarial prescribed | 33 | 8.5 | 5.5, 13.0 | 10 | 2.6 | 1.3, 5.1 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.5, 7.0 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.7, 9.0 |
   AL prescribed and dispensed | 268 | 69.4 | 60.2, 77.4 | 342 | 87.6 | 82.5, 91.5 | 213 | 85.5 | 79.2, 90.2 | 148 | 85.1 | 75.9, 91.1 |
Febrile children with AL dispensed | N = 268 | N = 342 | N = 213 | N = 148 | ||||||||
   Weight measured | 199 | 74.2 | 58.1, 85.7 | 270 | 79.0 | 64.8, 88.4 | 157 | 73.7 | 54.6, 86.7 | 113 | 76.3 | 53.0, 90.3 |
   First dose given at the health facility | 58 | 21.6 | 10.4, 40.0 | 115 | 33.6 | 20.0, 50.6 | 62 | 29.1 | 14.3, 50.2 | 56 | 37.8 | 18.5, 62.0 |
   Dosage to take at home explained | 264 | 98.5 | 95.2, 99.5 | 339 | 99.1 | 97.4, 99.7 | 211 | 99.1 | 96.5, 100 | 147 | 99.3 | 94.5, 99.9 |
   Advise on vomiting provided | 9 | 3.3 | 1.6, 6.7 | 27 | 8.0 | 3.3, 17.6 | 11 | 5.1 | 2.4, 10.6 | 11 | 7.4 | 3.6, 14.5 |
   At least three of the four counseling and dispensing tasks provided | 54 | 20.1 | 10.2, 35.9 | 119 | 34.8 | 21.0, 52.1 | 62 | 29.1 | 14.4, 50.1 | 56 | 37.8 | 19.0, 61.7 |