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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 14.
Published in final edited form as: Trop Med Int Health. 2008 Feb 22;13(4):487–494. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02026.x

Table 3. Resolved fevers treated with antimalarials (AM) within 48hrs by source and type.

Aug-06 Jan-07 Apr-07 Jun-07
Resolved fevers 118 90 85 89
Total AM treatment for resolved fevers in formal health sector within 48hrs 12 13 16 15
AL 1 (0.8%) 4 (4.4%) 7 (8.2%) 10 (11.2%)
ARM/DHA/ATS 0 0 0 0
QN 0 1 (1.1%) 0 1 (1.1%)
AQ 4 (3.4%) 4 (4.4%) 9 (10.6%) 3 (3.4%)
Monotherapy combinations (AQ and QN) 0 2 (2.2%) 0 0
SP 7 (5.9%) 2 (2.2%) 0 1 (1.1%)
CQ 0 0 0 0
Total AM treatment for resolved fevers in retail sector within 48hrs 7 8 3 7
AL 0 1 (1.1%) 0 0
ARM/DHA/ATS 0 1 (1.1%) 0 1 (1.1%)
QN 0 0 0 0
AQ 3 (2.5%) 4 (4.4%) 2 (2.4%) 2 (2.2%)
Monotherapy combinations (SP and CQ) 0 0 0 0
SP 3 (2.5%) 2 (2.2%) 0 4 (4.5%)
CQ 1 (0.8%) 0 1 (1.2%) 0
Total AM treatment for resolved fevers through self medication and community pharmacist within 48 hours 0 3 3 3
AL 0 0 1 (1.2%) 0
ARM/DHA/ATS 0 1 (1.1%) 0 0
QN 0 0 0 1 (1.1%)
AQ 0 2 (2.2%) 2 (2.4%) 0
Monotherapy combinations 0 0 0 0
SP 0 0 0 2 (2.2%)
CQ 0 0 0 0

AL: Artemether Lumefantrine; ARM: Artemether; DHA: Dihydroartemisinin; ATS: Artesunate; QN: Quinine; SP: Sulphadoxine pyrimethamine; CQ: Chloroquine; AQ: Amodiaquine