Table 3: Evaluation of antimalarial prescription at our two study sites.
Socio-demographic data of the prescribers |
Kangaba |
Bougouni |
|||
n |
% |
n |
% |
||
Age ranges |
0-5 years-old |
58 |
27.6 |
27 |
30 |
6-8 years-old |
12 |
5.7 |
3 |
3.3 |
|
9-13 years-old |
10 |
4.8 |
5 |
5.6 |
|
> 13-years-old |
130 |
61.9 |
55 |
61.1 |
|
Total |
210 |
100 |
90 |
100 |
|
Gender |
Male |
99 |
47.1 |
39 |
43.3 |
Female |
111 |
52.9 |
51 |
56.7 |
|
Qualification |
Physician |
5 |
16.7 |
4 |
26.7 |
Nurse |
16 |
53.3 |
10 |
66.7 |
|
Midewife |
9 |
30 |
1 |
6.6 |
|
Total |
30 |
100 |
15 |
100 |
|
Awareness of the new protocol |
Yes |
14 |
47 |
6 |
40 |
No |
16 |
53 |
9 |
60 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
Malaria diagnostic confirmed by RDT and/or thick blood smear |
Yes |
175 |
83.3 |
79 |
87.8 |
No |
35 |
16.7 |
11 |
12.2 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
Antimalarial drugs for uncompleted malaria treatment |
Recommended ACT |
69 |
32.9 |
42 |
46.7 |
Other ACTs |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4,4 |
|
Monotherapy |
141 |
67.1 |
44 |
48.9 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
Recommended dosage ACTs |
Conform |
62 |
89.9 |
31 |
73.8 |
Non conform |
7 |
10.1 |
11 |
26.2 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
Malaria treatment duration |
Conform |
69 |
100 |
40 |
95.2 |
Non conform |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4.8 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|