Table 2.
Classification and treatment of children attending drug shops
| Characteristic | Proportion | 95% Confidence Intervals |
|---|---|---|
| Child age | ||
| Up to 1 year | 3,596 (46.9%) | |
| Greater than 1 year | 4,071 (53.1%) | |
| Child sex—male | 3,732 (48.8%) | |
| Diarrhoea | ||
| Proportion with diarrhoea | 2,335/7,667 (30.5%) | 29.4–31.5 |
| Received ORS packet | 2,068/2,335 (88.6%) | 87.3–89.9 |
| Fever | ||
| Proportion with fever | 6,140/7,667 (80.1%) | 79.2–81.0 |
| Fever and received Rapid Diagnostic test (RDT) | 5,986/6,140 (97.5%) | |
| Fever and RDT positive | 5,096/6,140 (83.0%) | 82.1–83.9 |
| Received an RDT (ALL RDT tests done) | 6,801/7,667 (88.7%) | |
| RDT positive (overall RDT positivity) | 5,307/6,801 (78.0%) | 77.0–79.0 |
| RDT positive and got ACT | 4,961/5,307 (93.5%) | 92.8–94.1 |
| Any ACT dispensed | 5,218/7,667 (68.1%) | 67.0–69.1 |
| Pneumonia | ||
| Respiratory rate counted (all RRs counted) | 5,203/7,667 (67.9%) | |
| Proportion with pneumonia | 3,437/7,667 (44.8%) | |
| Pneumonia and amoxicillin dispensed | 3,126/3,437 (91.0%) | |
| Any amoxicillin dispensed | 3364/7,667 (43.9%) | 42.8–45.0 |
| Danger signs | ||
| Proportion with any danger sign | 381/7,667 (5.0%) | |
| Danger sign and referred | 309/381 (81.1%) | |
| Outcome | ||
| Referred | 477/7,667 (6.2%) | 5.7–6.8 |
| Adverse drug reaction | 2/7,667 | |
| Died | 2/7,667 | |