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Table 2 Drugs mentioned by caregivers for home treatment of malaria and those actually used for home treatment

From: Impact of home-based management on malaria outcome in under-fives presenting in a tertiary health institution in Nigeria

Drug namea

Mentioned by caregivers n = 290 (%)

Used by caregivers for HMM n = 222 (%)

Chloroquine

198 (68.3)

30 (13.5)

ACT

152 (52.4)

35 (15.8)

Paracetamol solely or with a monotherapy

171 (59.0)

153 (69.0)

Quinine

151 (52.1)

7 (3.2)

Sulfadoxine + pyrimethamine

118 (40.7)

8 (3.6)

Artesunate

110 (38.0)

8 (3.6)

Herbs

78 (26.9)

3 (1.4)

Antibiotics

2 (0.7)

26 (11.7)

Others

 Camoquine

7 (2.4)

2 (0.9)

 Halofantrine

  
  1. 222 caregivers who practiced HMM for their children
  2. HMM home management of malaria, ACT artemisinin-based combination therapy
  3. aMultiple drugs mentioned and administered by the caregivers