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Table 8 Availability and stockouts of malaria RDTs and antimalarials by type of provider, Care-Seeking Behavior Study, Madagascar, 2018

From: Experiences and perceptions of care-seeking for febrile illness among caregivers, pregnant women, and health providers in eight districts of Madagascar

 

Public health facilities (n = 10)

Private health facilities (n = 8)

Community health volunteers*** (n = 6)

 

Availability* (%)

Stock-outs** (%)

Availability (%)

Stock-outs (%)

Availability

Stock-outs

RDT

90

40

50

75

67%

50%

AS/AQ for adolescents-adults (14 + years)

80

30

63

50

NA

NA

AS/AQ for young children (1–5 years)

70

60

38

75

33%

83%

AS/AQ for children (6–13 years)

80

40

38

75

33%

83%

AS/AQ for infants (< 1 year)

70

40

25

87

17%

83%

Injectable quinine

40

70

50

50

NA

NA

Quinine tablet

40

80

25

75

NA

NA

Injectable artesunate

40

70

13

87

NA

NA

  1. Source: Logistics management information systems (LMIS)
  2. NA Not applicable
  3. *Availability is defined by presence of at least one of the specified products on the day of the assessment
  4. **Stock-outs include facilities that have encountered stock-outs for at least one day of a product in the last 6 months prior to the assessment
  5. ***Policies at the time of the study did not allow CHVs to treat children < 5 years of age