Table 4.
Appropriateness of treatment obtained from drug shops
| Appropriateness of treatment of fever, cough with rapid/fast breathing and diarrhoea | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Treatment of fever (N = 145) | |
| Proportion of children with fever receiving any ACT drug | 37 (25.5) |
| Proportion of children with fever receiving any ACT for 3 days | 27 (18.6) |
| Proportion of children with fever receiving any ACT within 24 hours | 22 (15.2) |
| Proportion of children with fever receiving any ACT within 24 hours of onset of fever and for 3 days | 15 (10.3) |
| Proportion of children with fever receiving any ACT within 24 hours of onset of fever and for less than 3 days | 1 (0.7) |
| Proportion of children with fever receiving any ACT within 24 hours of onset of fever and for more than 3 days | 6 (4.1) |
| Treatment of cough with rapid/fast breathing (N = 32) | |
| Proportion of children with both cough and fast breathing treated with any antibiotic (amoxicillin, cotrimoxazole, or any other antibiotic) | 23 (71.9) |
| Proportion of children with both cough and fast breathing treated with cotrimoxazole only | 18 (56.3) |
| Proportion of children with both cough and fast breathing treated with amoxicillin | 5 (15.6) |
| Proportion of children with both cough and fast breathing treated with amoxicillin for 5–7 days | 0 |
| Treatment of diarrhea (N = 56) | |
| Proportion of children with diarrhea treated with ORS | 8 (14.3) |
| Proportion of children with diarrhea treated with ORS and zinc | 0 |