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Table 2 Facility Characteristics

From: Treatment of uncomplicated malaria at public health facilities and medicine retailers in south-eastern Nigeria

 

Public

Medicine retailer

Total

 

HEALTH FACILITIES

N = 20

%

N = 80

%

N = 100

%

P value

Equipment and services available

   Weighing scale†

19

94.1

36

50.0

55

53.1

<0.001

   Thermometer

19

94.2

35

46.5

54

49.8

<0.001

   Microscopy services†

3

12.8

0

-

3

0.9

<0.001

   RDT

0

-

0

-

0

-

-

Availability of anti-malarials

   Any anti-malarial

20

100.0

80

100.0

100

100.0

-

   Artesunate monotherapy

5

24.6

76

96.1

81

91.1

<0.001

   Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine (SP) †

18

89.8

71

89.9

89

89.9

0.982

   Chloroquine

14

71.1

77

96.8

91

95.0

<0.001

   Quinine

4

20.3

70

89.1

74

84.3

<0.001

   Amodiaquine

3

14.4

60

85.3

63

80.3

<0.001

   Any type of ACT

14

71.1

66

89.6

80

88.3

<0.001

   Artemether Lumefantrine (AL)

12

65.6

64

79.6

66

78.4

<0.001

   Artesunate Amodiaquine (ASAQ)

2

8.6

57

78.8

59

73.9

<0.001

   Artesunate Mefloquine (ASMQ)

0

-

35

52.9

35

49.2

<0.001

   Artesunate Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine (ASSP)

0

-

18

28.4

18

26.4

<0.001

   Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine (DHAPQ)

0

-

55

78.0

55

72.6

<0.001

Median cost of ACT (& IQ range)

   Adult dose of any ACT

-

600 (350, 750)

600 (350, 750)

-

   Child dose of any ACT

-

350 (260, 600)

350 (250, 600)

-

   Adult dose of AL

-

750 (650, 835)

750 (650, 820)

-

   Child dose of AL

-

650 (580, 750)

650 (520, 700)

-

HEALTH WORKERS

N = 50

%

N = 99

%

N = 149

%

P value

   Doctor

7

14.0

0

 

9

1.7

<0.001

   Nurse or Midwife

7

14.0

7

7.3

14

8.1

 

   Community Health Officer

14

28.0

1

1.3

15

4.5

 

   Community Health Extension Worker

22

44.0

3

4.1

25

8.9

 

   Pharmacist‡

-

 

3

3.9

3

3.4

 

   PMD or pharmacy attendant‡

-

 

85

83.4

85

73.5

 

HW has attended malaria training in past 3 years

13

24.6

31

33.0

44

31.9

0.011

HW has access to malaria treatment guidelines

15

30.9

4

5.2

19

8.5

<0.001

HW accurately reported ACTs are the recommended treatment for uncomplicated malaria

38

77.2

44

62.2

82

65.4

<0.001

  1. † missing response from one pharmacy
  2. ‡ not applicable in public facilities