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Table 3 Knowledge of the first-line treatment for malaria among the healthcare staff

From: Challenges for the diagnosis and treatment of malaria in low transmission settings in San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Correct first-line treatment

Physicians

n = 14; n (%)

Other staff

n = 31; n (%)

Total

n = 45; n (%)

P. vivax a

4 (28.6)

7 (22.6)

11 (24.4)

P. falciparum b

4 (28.6)

5 (16.1)

9 (20.0)

P. vivax among pregnant womenc

1 (7.1)

3 (9.7)

4 (8.9)

P. falciparum during the first trimester of pregnancyd

1 (7.1)

1 (3.2)

2 (4.4)

P. falciparum during the second and third trimesters of pregnancye

0 (0.0)

2 (6.5)

2 (4.4)

Treatment for severe malariaf

0 (0.0)

2 (6.5)

2 (4.4)

  1. aChloroquine–primaquine
  2. bArtemether–lumefantrine and primaquine
  3. cChloroquine
  4. dQuinine–clindamycin
  5. eArtemether–lumefantrine
  6. fArtesunate