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Therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine combination in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria among children under five years of age in three ecological zones in Ghana

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Title
Therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine combination in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria among children under five years of age in three ecological zones in Ghana
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Malaria Journal, November 2012
DOI 10.1186/1475-2875-11-388
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Benjamin Abuaku, Nancy Duah, Lydia Quaye, Neils Quashie, Kwadwo Koram

Abstract

In 2008, artemether - lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin - piperaquine (DHAP) were added to artesunate - amodiaquine (AS-AQ) as first-line drugs for uncomplicated malaria in Ghana. The introduction of new drugs calls for continuous monitoring of these drugs to provide timely information on trends of their efficacy and safety to enhance timely evidence-based decision making by the National Malaria Control Programme. In this regard, the therapeutic efficacy of AL was monitored from September 2010 to April 2011 in four sentinel sites representing the three main ecological zones of the country.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Switzerland 1 1%
Tanzania, United Republic of 1 1%
Vietnam 1 1%
United Kingdom 1 1%
Belgium 1 1%
Spain 1 1%
Unknown 92 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 19 19%
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 12%
Student > Bachelor 11 11%
Other 10 10%
Lecturer 7 7%
Other 21 21%
Unknown 18 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 20 20%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 17 17%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 8 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 7 7%
Social Sciences 6 6%
Other 19 19%
Unknown 21 21%