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Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey ... - Measure DHS

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Table 11.6—ContinuedPercentage of children who tookspecific antimalarial drugsOtherantimalarialPercentage of children who took specificantimalarial drugs the same dayor the next dayNumberofchildrenwithfeverBackgroundSP/ Chloro- Amodia-ALu/SP/ Chloro- Amodia-ALu/characteristicFansidar quine quine Quinine Coartem Fansidar quine quine Quinine CoartemZoneWestern 3.4 0.0 29.1 8.7 13.4 2.3 0.4 0.0 19.7 3.3 7.9 265Northern 8.6 0.6 7.6 9.5 22.4 1.7 3.6 0.6 4.8 2.8 11.6 183Central 2.6 0.0 8.4 4.2 17.3 0.0 2.6 0.0 7.1 2.6 14.0 62Southern Highl<strong>and</strong>s 2.0 0.0 10.2 17.5 29.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 8.2 8.8 17.4 125Lake 3.0 0.9 22.3 10.9 14.4 1.4 1.8 0.0 8.4 6.4 9.2 343Eastern 10.9 1.2 13.9 13.4 33.3 2.8 7.8 1.2 12.3 7.8 25.4 191Southern 3.0 0.0 18.4 17.3 31.7 1.3 0.5 0.0 10.2 10.0 22.9 150Zanzibar 8.6 0.0 11.4 3.0 10.3 4.8 6.9 0.0 9.3 3.0 8.4 23Wealth quintileLowest 2.1 0.3 14.5 7.7 14.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 7.4 3.2 8.2 280Second 3.8 0.0 21.1 11.2 24.7 0.7 1.7 0.0 12.4 6.0 16.8 296Middle 4.7 1.4 19.3 10.6 17.5 0.3 3.3 0.7 9.4 5.2 9.5 317Fourth 4.2 0.4 20.0 11.6 25.2 1.3 3.3 0.4 13.9 4.2 17.0 233Highest 11.4 0.0 14.6 18.0 27.6 5.1 5.6 0.0 11.9 12.0 21.5 218Total 5.0 0.5 18.1 11.5 21.3 1.6 2.6 0.2 10.8 5.9 14.1 1,343Note: Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases. An asterisk indicates that a figure is based on fewer than 25 unweightedcases <strong>and</strong> has been suppressedIn Mainl<strong>and</strong> <strong>Tanzania</strong>, ALu is currently the recommended first-line antimalarial drug, <strong>and</strong>amodiaquine, a monotherapy drug, is no longer recommended. Table 11.6 shows that across Mainl<strong>and</strong><strong>Tanzania</strong>, 22 percent of children with a fever are treated with ALu, while 18 percent are still treatedwith amodiaquine. Quinine, the recommended second-line antimalarial drug at the time of the survey,was given to 12 percent of children with a fever, a similar proportion to the 2004-05 T<strong>DHS</strong> (12percent), which had quinine as a third-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria.In Zanzibar, the first-line antimalarial treatment is amodiaquine, <strong>and</strong> Alu is the second line oftreatment. Table 11.6 shows that 11 percent of children with fever in Zanzibar received amodiaquine<strong>and</strong> 10 percent received Alu. The use of amodiaquine is also higher than Alu in the 2004-05 T<strong>DHS</strong>(38 <strong>and</strong> 36 percent, respectively).Children age 12-23 months are more likely than those in Zanzibar younger or older childrento be treated with ALu (31percent compared with 19 percent or less). The chances of a child beingtreated with ALu the same day or next day are higher in Mainl<strong>and</strong> (14 percent) than in Zanzibar (8percent). Treatment with ALu varies substantially across regions in Mainl<strong>and</strong> <strong>Tanzania</strong>. Mwanza <strong>and</strong>Shinyanga regions have the lowest proportion of children treated with ALu (8 <strong>and</strong> 9 percent,respectively), while Morogoro <strong>and</strong> Lindi have the highest proportions (36 percent each).In general, children whose mothers have formal education are more likely than those whosemothers have no education to receive ALu <strong>and</strong> to be treated with ALu on the same or next day.Children in urban areas are more likely to receive ALu than children in rural areas (27 <strong>and</strong> 20 percent,respectively).Wealth status has a positive relationship with prompt treatment of fever with Alu. Childrenfrom the wealthiest households are the most likely to receive ALu <strong>and</strong> to be treated with ALu on thesame or next day.<strong>Malaria</strong> | 143

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