Table 2.
Types of anti-malarial medication stocked by location
| Antimalarial | Stock status | Urban n (%) | Rural n (%) | Total | X2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | ||||||
| Artemether | Out-of-stock | 15 (9.4) | 14 (8.8) | 29 | 0.038 | 0.846 |
| Lumefantrine | In-stock | 145 (90.6) | 146 (91.2) | 291 | ||
| Artesunate | Out-of-stock | 159 (99.4) | 152 (95.0) | 311 | 5.602 | 0.018* |
| Amodiaquine | In-stock | 1 (0.6) | 8 (5.0) | 9 | ||
| Dihydroartemisinin | Out-of-stock | 151 (94.4) | 152 (95.0) | 303 | 0.062 | 0.803 |
| Piperaquine | In-stock | 9 (5.6) | 8 (5.0) | 17 | ||
| AMT | ||||||
| Artesunate | Out-of-stock | 152 (95.0) | 147 (91.9) | 299 | 1.274 | 0.259 |
| In-stock | 8 (6.0) | 13 (8.1) | 21 | |||
| Artemether | Out-of-stock | 156 (97.5) | 139 (86.9 | 295 | 12.540 | ˂ 0.01* |
| In-stock | 4 (2.5) | 21 (13.1) | 25 | |||
| NAMT | ||||||
| Sulfadoxine | Out-of-stock | 8 (5.0) | 12 (7.5) | 20 | 0.853 | 0.356 |
| Pyrimethamine | In-stock | 152 (95.0) | 148 (92.5) | 300 | ||
| Chloroquine | Out-of-stock | 146 (91.2) | 101 (63.1) | 247 | 35.938 | ˂ 0.01* |
| In-stock | 14 (8.8) | 59 (36.9) | 73 | |||
| Quinine | Out-of-stock | 158 (98.8) | 160 (100.0) | 318 | 2.013 | 0.156 |
| In-stock | 2 (1.2) | 0 | 2 | |||
| Halofantrine | Out-of-stock | 159 (99.4) | 157 (98.1) | 316 | 1.013 | 0.314 |
| In-stock | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.9) | 4 | |||
ACT artemisinin combination therapy, AMT artemisinin monotherapy, NAMT non-artemisinin monotherapy
* Significant p-value