Table 3: Antimalarial drugs ordered for treating infants under 6 months by prescribers.

Variable Subgroup Number of prescribers Percentage
Antimalarial drug used Artemether-Lumefantrine 33 37.9
Artesunate-Amodiaquine 30 41.4
Quinine 10 11.5
IV artesunate 3 3.4
Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine 1 1.1
IV artesunate + AL 2 2.3
Quinine + IV artesunate 2 2.3
Reasons for the choice of an antimalarial drug Availability 5 6.6
Drug of choice 11 14.5
First line drug 5 6.6
Hospital protocol 3 3.9
Minimal side effects 6 7.9
NMCP* recommendation 3 3.9
Safe and efficacious 28 36.8
STG recommendation 4 5.3
WHO recommendation 7 9.2
Others 4 5.3