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Table 2 Types of ACTs purchased from the various medicine outlets (MO)

From: Quality of Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy for malaria found in Ghanaian markets and public health implications of their use

Type of ACT

Health Facilities

Licensed chemical shops

Pharmacy

Mobile vendor

Others

Total

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

N (%)

AL

4 (21.1)

101 (54.6)

25 (83.3)

3 (42.9)

1 (7.1)

4 (52.3)

AA

15 (78.9)

77 (41.4)

3 (10.0)

4 (57.1)

12 (85.7)

111 (43.4)

DHAP

0 (0.0)

7 (3.8)

2 (6.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

9 (3.5)

ASP

0 (0.0)

1 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (7.1)

2 (0.8)

TOTAL

19 (100)

186 (100)

30 (100)

7 (100)

14 (100)

256 (100)

  1. Others: include ACTs purchased from drinking spots and homes
  2. AL Artemether-Lumefantrine, AA Artesunate-Amodiaquine, DHAP DihydroartemisininPiperaquine, ASP Artesunate-Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine