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Table 2 Frequency of ACT prescription for uncomplicated malaria, by region, evaluated by a retrospective review of health facility registers from 1 May to 31 July, 2016, Guinea

From: Prescriber practices and patient adherence to artemisinin-based combination therapy for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Guinea, 2016

 

Boké

Kindia

Faranah

Labé

Nzérékoré

Mamou

Conakry

Kankan

Total

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Treatment for uncomplicated malaria

n = 751

n = 1223

n = 970

n = 742

n = 1254

n = 1797

n = 1393

n = 694

n = 8824

ASAQ

594 (79.1)

1113 (91.0)

170 (17.5)

370 (49.9)

458 (36.5)

1302 (72.5)

334 (24.0)

40 (5.8)

4381 (49.6)

AL

74 (9.9)

0

379 (39.1)

102 (13.7)

273 (21.8)

302 (16.8)

970 (69.6)

341 (49.1)

2441 (27.7)

ACT not specified

30 (4.0)

0

38 (3.9)

1 (0.1)

0

0

0

109 (15.7)

178 (2.0)

Commercial ACT

5 (0.7)

0

155 (16.0)

201 (27.1)

0

0

0

13 (1.9)

374 (4.2)

Non-ACT

48 (6.4)

0

1 (0.1)

0

1 (0.1)

0

0

1 (0.1)

51 (0.6)

Not documented

0

110 (9.0)

227 (23.4)

68 (9.2)

522 (41.6)

193 (10.7)

89 (6.4)

190 (27.4)

1399 (15.9)

Confirmed uncomplicated malaria

n = 693

n = 1080

n = 591

n = 426

n = 1206

n = 1211

n = 1292

n = 141

n = 6640

Treated with ACT

646 (93.2)

1054 (97.6)

515 (87.1)

387 (90.8)

703 (58.3)

1086 (89.7)

1207 (93.4)

102 (72.3)

5700 (85.8)

Suspected uncomplicated malaria, negative test

Treated with ACT

14

5

26

125

5

7

44

52

278

Suspected uncomplicated malaria, without reported test (clinically diagnosed)

n = 44

n = 131

n = 324

n = 185

n = 39

n = 577

n = 53

n = 487

n = 1840

Treated with ACT

43 (97.8)

54 (41.2)

201 (62.0)

162 (87.6)

23 (59.0)

511 (88.6)

53 (100)

349 (71.7)

1396 (75.9)