Table 4.
Measures of CMD performance in delivering ACTs in 4 sites (source: CMD registers + household survey)
| Ejisu – Juaben District, Ghana | Ho District, Ghana | Badeku and Ojoku/Ajia Districts, Nigeria | Bugiri and Iganga Districts, Uganda | Totals | |
| Correctness of prescription (from CMD register) | |||||
| Number (%) of all children correctly dosed | 4473 (99%) | 3900 (98%) | 1019 (98%) | 10,671 (97%) | 20063 (98%) |
| Number (%) of young children receiving an over dose | 30 (0.7%) | 15 (3.2%) | 11 (2%) | 27 (0.4%) | 83 (0.7%) |
| Number (%) of older children receiving an under dose | 8 (0.2%) | 43 (1.2%) | 12 (3%) | 54 (1.5%) | 117 (1%) |
| Number (%) of occasions on which CMD explained (from survey): | |||||
| Treatment schedule | 281 (97%) | 93 (100%) | 264 (92%) | 569 (92%) | 1207 (94%) |
| Danger signs | 53 (18%) | 83 (89%) | 240 (83%) | 462 (75%) | 838 (65%) |
| Possible adverse events | 44 (15%) | 86 (93%) | 241 (84%) | N/A | 371 (55%) |
| Availability of CMDs (from survey) | |||||
| Number (%) of mothers who did not find the CMD at the first attempt | 36 (12%) | 5 (5%) | 36 (12.5%) | 86 (14%) | 163 (12.5%) |
| Storage of ACTs (from supervision records) | |||||
| Number (%) of supervisory visits at which drugs were stored appropriately | 523 (99%) | 720 (100%) | 960 (100%) | 420 (100%) | 2623 (99.8%) |
| Attrition of CMDs | |||||
| Number (%) of CMDs withdrawing from role | 0 (0%) | 3 (4%) | 6 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (3%) |