Table 3.
Proportion of key messages received by patients with uncomplicated malaria by region, 2016, Guinea
| Boké | Kindia | Faranah | Labé | Nzérékoré | Mamou | Conakry | Kankan | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| n = 211 | n = 191 | n = 252 | n = 209 | n = 237 | n = 254 | n = 231 | n = 245 | N = 1830 | |
| Messages regarding case management | |||||||||
| Direct observation of first dose at health facility | 211 (100) | 76 (39.8) | 251 (99.6) | 13 (6.2) | 0 | 10 (3.9) | 9 (3.9) | 76 (39.8) | 798 (43.6) |
| ACT dosage | 211 (100) | 191 (100) | 252 (100) | 203 (97.1) | 145 (61.2) | 254 (100) | 231 (100) | 245 (100) | 1732 (94.6) |
| Repeat the initial dose if vomiting occurs | 0 | 3 (1.6) | 15 (6.0) | 4 (1.9) | 1 (0.4) | 4 (1.6) | 2 (0.9) | 10 (4.1) | 39 (2.1) |
| Information on possible side effects of ACT | 5 (2.4) | 45 (23.6) | 52 (20.6) | 80 (38.3) | 1 (0.4) | 104 (40.9) | 21 (9.1) | 4 (1.6) | 312 (17.0) |
| Signs that necessitate an immediate return to health facility | 19 (9.0) | 0 | 56 (22.2) | 1 (0.5) | 7 (3.0) | 80 (31.5) | 3 (1.3) | 1 (0.4) | 167 (9.1) |
| Importance of follow-up visit | 25 (11.8) | 4 (2.1) | 154 (61.1) | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 4 (1.6) | 3 (1.3) | 197 (80.4) | 388 (21.2) |
| Take the ACT with a sugary drink during a meal | 147 (69.7) | 185 (96.9) | 82 (32.5) | 176 (84.2) | 105 (44.3) | 130 (51.2) | 140 (60.6) | 237 (96.7) | 1202 (65.7) |
| First dose supervised by healthcare provider | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.2) | 17 (8.1) | 4 (1.7) | 254 (100) | 0 | 7 (2.9) | 285 (15.6) |
| Explanation of how to protect against malaria | 200 (94.8) | 72 (37.7) | 139 (55.2) | 72 (34.4) | 14 (5.9) | 249 (98.4) | 50 (21.6) | 245 (100) | 1041 (56.9) |
| Prevention messages | |||||||||
| Use of long lasting insecticidal mosquito net | 208 (98.6) | 78 (40.8) | 143 (56.7) | 44 (21.1) | 4 (21.1) | 244 (96.1) | 57 (24.7) | 238 (97.1) | 1016 (55.5) |
| Environmental hygiene and sanitation | 1 (0.5) | 7 (3.7) | 27 (10.7) | 11 (5.3) | 11 (5.3) | 25 (9.9) | 1 (0.4) | 109 (44.5) | 183 (10.0) |