Table 1.
Type of antimalarial drug given to patients treated for malaria in 12 health facilities where RDTs were introduced, Rufiji District, Tanzania, December 2007–October 2008*
| Antimalarial drug | RDT result | Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (%) | Negative (%) | ||
| Artemether-lumefantrine | 4,221 (79.2) | 178 (86.8) | 4,399 (79.5) |
| Quinine | 1,035 (19.4) | 17 (8.3) | 1,052 (19.0) |
| Amodiaquine | 43 (0.8) | 3 (1.5) | 46 (0.8) |
| Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine | 30 (0.6) | 5 (2.4) | 35 (0.6) |
| Chloroquine | 2 (0.1) | 2 (1.0) | 4 (0.1) |
| Total | 5,331 (96.3) | 205 (3.7) | 5,536 (100) |
*
RDTs = rapid diagnostic tests.