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Table 5 Dispensing and counselling practices for febrile patients treated with antibiotics

From: Health systems readiness and management of febrile outpatients under low malaria transmission in Vanuatu

Dispensing and counselling tasks

<5 years (N = 81)

5 years and older (N = 81)

All age groups (N = 162)

n

%

95 % CI

n

%

95 % CI

n

%

95 % CI

Explained how to take drugs

76

93.8

87.3–97.1

77

95.1

85.5–98.4

153

94.4

90.1–97.0

Advised to complete all doses

52

64.2

49.5–76.7

59

72.8

51.7–87.1

111

68.5

52.6–81.1

Weighed

27

33.3

18.1–53.1

19

24.1

9.6–48.5

46

28.8

15.2–47.6

Asked to return immediately if sickera

16

19.8

10.7–33.5

20

25.0

14.7–39.1

36

22.4

14.9–32.2

Asked to return if fever persistsa

13

16.1

8.6–27.9

17

21.3

12.6–33.5

30

18.6

12.3–27.2

First dose given at HF

6

7.4

2.6–19.5

2

2.5

0.3–17.3

8

4.9

1.3–16.6

Advised what to do if vomiting

1

1.2

0.2–9.6

1

1.2

0.2–9.6

2

1.2

0.3–5.5

  1. aDenominator does not include one patient with a missing value response