Table 4 Relationship between substandard AL quality and independent variables
From: Pharmacopeial quality of artemether–lumefantrine anti-malarial agents in Uganda
Characteristic | Description | Number of samples, n (%) | Proportion of substandard quality n (%) | 95% CI | Fisher’s exact test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green leaf AL | No | 49 (66.2) | 10 (20.4) | 11.2–34.4 | 0.761 |
Yes | 25 (33.8) | 4 (16.0) | 5.9–36.6 | ||
Brand name | LONART | 24 (32.4) | 6 (25.0) | 11.3–46.5 | 0.664 |
ARTEFAN | 15 (20.3) | 1 (6.7) | 0.8–37.7 | ||
CO-METHER | 5 (6.8) | 1 (20.0) | 2.0–75.1 | ||
LUMITER | 6 (8.1) | 1 (16.7) | 1.8–68.6 | ||
LARIACT | 3 (4.1) | 1 (33.3) | 2.5–90.9 | ||
Others | 21 (28.4) | 4 (19.1) | 7.0–42.3 | ||
Setting | High malaria transmission setting | 49 (66.2) | 14 (28.6) | 17.5–43.1 | 0.002 |
Low malaria transmission setting | 25 (33.8) | 0 (0.0) | – | ||
AL standard strength (20/120 mg) | No | 9 (12.2) | 1 (11.1) | 1.3–54.1 | 1.000 |
Yes | 65 (87.8) | 13 (20.0) | 11.8–31.8 |