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