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Table 4 Anti-malarial drug prescribed according to malaria severity in Eswatini, 2012–2019

From: Malaria in Eswatini, 2012–2019: a case study of the elimination effort

Malaria severity

Drug prescribed

AL

n (%)

AL + Pr

n (%)

AR

n (%)

QN

n (%)

AL + AR

n (%)

AL + QN

n (%)

Others

n (%)

Uncomplicated

747 (96.5)

1221 (99.3)

21 (10.9)

40(35.4)

12 (17.6)

23 (41.8)

25 (100)

Severe

27 (3.5)

8 (0.7)

172 (89.1)

73 (64.6)

56 (82.4)

32 (58.2)

0

Total

774

1229

193

113

68

55

25

  1. AL artemether–lumefantrine, Pr primaquine, AR artesunate, QN quinine