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Table 3 Percentage of children under five with fever in the 2 weeks before the survey who received prompt treatment with anti-malarial drug by country

From: Prompt access to effective malaria treatment among children under five in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis of national household survey data

Country

Prompt treatment with any anti-malarial drug among those who received any anti-malarial drug

Prompt treatment with ACT among those who received prompt treatment with any anti-malarial drug

% (95% CI)

Na

% (95% CI)

Na

Angola

57.8 (51.2–61.4)

738

72.4 (68.0–76.8)

398

Beninb

77.8 (76.0–79.5)

2243

n/a

n/a

Ethiopiac

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Ghana

55.2 (48.6–61.7)

225

51.0 (42.0–59.9)

124

Kenya

50.6 (50.0–56.1)

311

36.1 (28.1–44.0)

145

Liberia

61.3 (58.1–64.5)

895

69.9 (66.0–73.8)

539

Madagascar

42.1 (34.8–49.4)

177

36.6 (25.9–4.3)

81

Malawi

73.3 (67.4–79.3)

216

88.6 (83.6–93.7)

156

Malic

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Mozambique

74.4 (69.9–78.9)

366

69.2 (63.9–74.5)

292

Rwanda

70.8 (63.2–78.4)

140

98.0 (95.1–100.0)

101

Senegal

73.0 (67.0–80.3)

176

47.5 (38.8–56.2)

131

Tanzania mainland

68.9 (66.7–72.1)

785

99.6 (99.0–100.0)

548

Uganda

65.4 (63.2–67.5)

1849

71.8 (69.3–74.4)

1240

Zambia

53.4 (48.6–58.2)

417

32.2 (26.1–38.4)

225

Zanzibar

87.2 (76.7–97.8)

42

100.0

36

  1. 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval, N number of children
  2. aAlthough weighted proportions are presented, the N values are unweighted and therefore, may not match exactly
  3. bChildren who received only ACT are excluded because the database does not contain information on when they started the treatment
  4. cNo information on time to treatment