Table 2

Utilization of CMDs for treatment of children with fever in 4 sites (source: CMD registers)


Ejisu – Juaben District, Ghana
Ho District, Ghana
Badeku and Ojoku/Ajia Districts, Nigeria
Bugiri and Iganga Districts, Uganda
Totals

Number of CMDs
54
76
60
118
308
Total number febrile episodes in children less than 5 treated with ACTs by CMDs
4522
3958
1044
11039
20563
Number (%) treated by age
     6–11 months
789 (17%)
474 (12%)
99 (9%)
2209 (20%)
3571 (17%)
     12–23 months
1531 (34%)
1157 (29%)
186 (18%)
2571 (23%)
5445 (26%)
     24–35 months
1082 (24%)
1054 (27%)
236 (23%)
2548 (23%)
4920 (24%)
     36–59 months
1120 (25%)
1273 (32%)
523 (50%)
3711 (34%)
6627 (32%)
Number (%) treated by sex
     Female
2458 (54%)
1977 (50%)
493 (47%)
NA
4928 (52%)
     Male
2064 (46%)
1980 (50%)
551 (53%)
NA
4595 (48%)
Number (%) treated by promptness of utilization
     Same day
2636 (58%)
2125 (54%)
479 (49%)
5445 (49%) within 24 hours
14124 (69%)
     Next day
1886 (42%)
1313 (33%)
240 (24%)


     Later than next day
0 (0%)
520 (13%)
263 (27%)
5594 (51%)
6377 (31%)

Ajayi et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:6   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-6