Table 3.
Reasons for incomplete, incorrect or correct FDC ASAQ intake
| n = 149 | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Reasons given for incomplete intake (n = 25) | ||
| Sickness after FDC ASAQ intake | 7 | 28.0 |
| No food/sugar available in the household for FDC ASAQ intake | 5 | 20.0 |
| Forgot to give/take FDC ASAQ | 3 | 12.0 |
| Reported that instructions at OPD were not understood | 3 | 12.0 |
| Patient felt better, no reason to continue with FDC ASAQ intake | 3 | 12.0 |
| Reported vomiting after FDC ASAQ intake | 3 | 12.0 |
| Could not find blister to finalize the FDC ASAQ intake | 1 | 4.0 |
| Reasons given for incorrect intake (n = 12) | ||
| Reported vomiting after FDC ASAQ intake | 8 | 66.7 |
| Sickness after FDC ASAQ intake | 2 | 16.7 |
| Thought patient would get better faster | 1 | 8.3 |
| Reported that instructions at OPD were not understood | 1 | 8.3 |
| Reasons given for correct intake—first dose given at OPD (n = 74) | ||
| Reported that correct intake instructions were given at OPD | 65 | 87.8 |
| Knew how to take/give FDC ASAQ from previous treatment | 6 | 8.1 |
| Other reasonsa | 2 | 2.7 |
| No reasons given | 1 | 1.4 |
| Reasons given for correct intake—first dose taken at home (n = 37) | ||
| Patient had not eaten prior to OPD visit | 18 | 48.6 |
| OPD told patient/caretaker to take/give first dose at home | 7 | 18.9 |
| No reasons given | 9 | 24.4 |
| Other reasonsb | 3 | 8.1 |
FDC ASAQ fixed-dose combination artesunate–amodiaquine, OPD outpatient department
aOther reasons were: (i) caretaker did everything to ensure that the child gets better; and (ii) the MSF health educator told patient the correct intake of the treatment
bOther reasons were: (i) health staff at OPD were very busy; (ii) the teacher and not a caretaker brought the child to the OPD; and (iii) caretaker reported that health staff did not want to give first dose at the OPD, as the patient’s sister was known to have reacted previously adversely