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. 2019 Jun;53(2):109–116. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v53i2.5

Table 6.

Duration of Administration of Drug for Complicated malaria

Variables Duration in days
Frequency (%)
One Two Three Four Five Seven Total
Artemether 9 (15.0) 2 (3.3) 49 (81.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 60 (100)
Artesunate 23 (25.0) 15 (16.3) 50 (54.3) 2 (20.0) 1 (1.1) 1 (1.1) 92 (100)
Quinine 5 (8.1) 42 (67.7) 7 (11.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.6) 7 11.3) 62 (100)
Amodiaquine 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 10 (100) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 10 (100)
ART-LUM 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (100)
ART-AMO 11 (80.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (20.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 13 (100)
Arthemeter 0 (0.0) 5 (17.9) 19 (67.9) 2 (7.1) 2 (7.1) 28 (100)
Artesunate 19 (32.) 32 (55.2) 4 (6.9) 1 (1.7) 2 (3.4) 58 (100)
Quinine 2 (4.1) 17 34.7) 19 (38.8) 0 (0.0) 11(22.7) 49 (100)
Amodaquine 1 (50.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (50.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (100)

ART-LUM; Arthemeter-Lumefantrine; ART-AMO; Arthemeter -Amodiaquine.