Digging for care-seeking behaviour among gold miners in the Guyana hinterland: a qualitative doer non-doer analysis of social and behavioural motivations for malaria testing and treatment

Table 1 Description of malaria testing and treatment available in public health facilities in Guyana

Malaria health service	Details
Testing brand	CareStart™
Treatment for P. falciparum	Day 1: 4 Coartem and 3 Primaquine tablets followed by 4 Coartem tablets 8 h after Day 2: 4 Coartem tablets at the same as the first dose, followed by 4 Coartem tablets every 12 h Day 3: 4 Coartem tablets every 12 h
Treatment for P. vivax	Day 1: 4 Chloroquine and 1 Primaquine tablets Day 2: 3 Chloroquine and 1 Primaquine tablets Day 3: 3 Chloroquine and 1 Primaquine tablets Day 4–14: 1 Primaquine tablet each day
Treatment for a mixed infection of P. falciparum and p. vivax	Day 1: 4 Coartem and 1 Primaquine tablets followed by 4 Coartem tablets 8 h after Day 2: 4 Coartem and 1 Primaquine tablets at the same time as the first dose, followed by 4 Coartem tablets every 12 h Day 3: 4 Coartem and 1 Primaquine tablets 12 h after followed by 4 Coartem tablets 12 h after Day 4–14: 1 Primaquine tablet daily at the same time as the first dose

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