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Table 4 Rural urban differences in drug quality

From: Quality of anti-malarial drugs provided by public and private healthcare providers in south-east Nigeria

 

SP

Quinine

CQ

DHA

AS

 

total

Failed*

total

Failed*

total

Failed*

total

Failed*

total

Failed*

Urban areas

54

20 (37.0%)

16

7 (43.8%)

26

1 (3.9%)

4

1 (25%)

12

0 (0%)

Rural areas

59

26 (44.1%)

12

8 (66.7%)

30

1 (3.3%)

0

0 (0%)

12

0 (0%)

Grand total

113

46 (40.7%)

28

15 (53.6%)

56

2 (3.6%)

4

1 (25%)

24

0 (0%)

  1. Note: Pass or fail implies that the tablets met or did not meet the USP tolerance limits for quality test