Table 6 |
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Safety and perceived effectiveness of treatment of ACTs obtained from CMDs |
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| Ejisu – Juaben District, Ghana |
Ho District, Ghana |
Badeku and Ojoku/Ajia Districts, Nigeria |
Bugiri and Iganga Districts, Uganda |
Totals |
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| CMD registers |
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| Number of episodes treated with ACTs from a CMD (CMD registers) |
4522 |
3958 |
1044 |
11039 |
20563 |
| Number (%) of children reporting an adverse event to a CMD |
63 (1%) |
10 (<1%) |
NA |
NA |
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| Number (%) children reported recovered |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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| Survey data |
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| Number of episodes treated with ACTs from a CMD (surveys) |
289 |
93 |
288 |
619 |
1289 |
| Number (%) of children reporting an adverse event at survey |
24 (8%) |
7 (8%) |
10 (4%) |
34 (6%) |
75 (6%) |
| Number (%) children reported recovered |
NA |
NA |
284 (99%) |
NA |
284 (99%) |
| Number of caregivers (%) who perceived treatment to be effective |
286 (99%) |
93 (100%) |
280 (97%) |
NA |
659 (98%) |
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Ajayi et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:6 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-6 |
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