Table 1 Knowledge of health care providers (HPs) about ACT treatment policy
Domain | Prescribers | Dispensers | Total | 95% CI | Chi-square | P. value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 72 | N = 47 | N = 119 | ||||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
HP heard of new national treatment guidelines for malaria | 72 | 46 | 118 | 97.6-100 | 1.545 | 0.395 |
100 | 95.7 | 99.2 | ||||
HP recognized Artesunate- sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine (ASP) as the recommended first-line treatment for malaria | 67 | 41 | 108 | 85.6-96 | 3.495 | 0.321 |
93.1 | 87.2 | 90.8 | ||||
HP identified ASP as a combination therapy | 51 | 32 | 83 | 61.4-78 | 1.667 | 0.644 |
70.8 | 68.1 | 69.7 | ||||
HP defined a Combination therapy correctly | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5.3-16.5 | 2.727 | 0.604 |
9.4 | 13.6 | 10.9 | ||||
HP recognized the oral route for ASP as the nationally recommended | 71 | 47 | 118 | 97.6-100 | 0.658 | 1 |
98.6 | 100 | 99.2 |