Table 3. Infants 0–59 days old with clinical severe infection treated at a health post or health centre with two-day or seven-day injectable gentamicin regimen.
| Parameter | Gentamicin regimen | Total n (%) N = 132 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 days n (%) n = 74 | 7 days n (%) n = 58 | ||
| Accepted treatment at the primary health facility with a simplified antibioticregimen | |||
| Completed all injections | 74 (100.0) | 56 (96.6) | 130 (98.5) |
| Completed all 14 doses of amoxicillin* | 72 (97.3) | 56 (96.6) | 128 (97.0) |
| Treatment outcomes | |||
| Declared as treatment success | 73 (98.6) | 56 (96.6) | 129 (96.7) |
| Declared as ‘Clinical treatment failure’† | 1 (1.4) | 0 | 1 (0.8) |
| Refused treatment at the first-level health facility | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*One infant discontinued treatment after receiving two injections, and the other after four injections.
†Developed convulsions on 4th day of treatment for CSI and referred to hospital, improved and discharged after inpatient treatment.