The Cross-Sectional Evaluation of the Use of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy for Treatment of Malaria Infection at a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of patients prescribed antimalarial drugs .

Variable	(%)
Gender
Female	231 (69.4)
Male	104 (30.6)
Age group (years)
<5	21 (6.3)
5–11	24 (7.2)
12–18	11 (3.3)
>18	179 (53.8)
Not indicated	98 (29.4)
Treatment period
First quarter	80 (24.0)
Second quarter	125 (37.5)
Third quarter	118 (35.4)
Fourth quarter	10 (3.0)

A quarter refers to one-fourth of a year (a period of 3 months).