Table 2.
Frequency of ACT prescription for uncomplicated malaria, by region, evaluated by a retrospective review of health facility registers from 1 May to 31 July, 2016, Guinea
| Boké | Kindia | Faranah | Labé | Nzérékoré | Mamou | Conakry | Kankan | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Treatment for uncomplicated malaria | n = 751 | n = 1223 | n = 970 | n = 742 | n = 1254 | n = 1797 | n = 1393 | n = 694 | n = 8824 |
| ASAQ | 594 (79.1) | 1113 (91.0) | 170 (17.5) | 370 (49.9) | 458 (36.5) | 1302 (72.5) | 334 (24.0) | 40 (5.8) | 4381 (49.6) |
| AL | 74 (9.9) | 0 | 379 (39.1) | 102 (13.7) | 273 (21.8) | 302 (16.8) | 970 (69.6) | 341 (49.1) | 2441 (27.7) |
| ACT not specified | 30 (4.0) | 0 | 38 (3.9) | 1 (0.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 (15.7) | 178 (2.0) |
| Commercial ACT | 5 (0.7) | 0 | 155 (16.0) | 201 (27.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (1.9) | 374 (4.2) |
| Non-ACT | 48 (6.4) | 0 | 1 (0.1) | 0 | 1 (0.1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.1) | 51 (0.6) |
| Not documented | 0 | 110 (9.0) | 227 (23.4) | 68 (9.2) | 522 (41.6) | 193 (10.7) | 89 (6.4) | 190 (27.4) | 1399 (15.9) |
| Confirmed uncomplicated malaria | n = 693 | n = 1080 | n = 591 | n = 426 | n = 1206 | n = 1211 | n = 1292 | n = 141 | n = 6640 |
| Treated with ACT | 646 (93.2) | 1054 (97.6) | 515 (87.1) | 387 (90.8) | 703 (58.3) | 1086 (89.7) | 1207 (93.4) | 102 (72.3) | 5700 (85.8) |
| Suspected uncomplicated malaria, negative test | |||||||||
| Treated with ACT | 14 | 5 | 26 | 125 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 52 | 278 |
| Suspected uncomplicated malaria, without reported test (clinically diagnosed) | n = 44 | n = 131 | n = 324 | n = 185 | n = 39 | n = 577 | n = 53 | n = 487 | n = 1840 |
| Treated with ACT | 43 (97.8) | 54 (41.2) | 201 (62.0) | 162 (87.6) | 23 (59.0) | 511 (88.6) | 53 (100) | 349 (71.7) | 1396 (75.9) |