The Challenges and Knowledge Gaps in Malaria Therapy: A Stakeholder Approach to Improving Oral Quinine Use in the Treatment of Childhood Malaria in Ghana
Table 4
Knowledge on quinine antimalarial therapy.
Knowledge on quinine antimalarial therapy
Strongly agree (%)
Agree (%)
Neutral (%)
Disagree (%)
Strongly disagree (%)
I’ve given quinine to a child for malaria before
38.4
27.3
16
7.4
11
Quinine treats both complicated and uncomplicated malaria
35.4
41.4
14.2
3.3
5.6
Quinine has a bitter taste
70.5
17.9
7.4
1.6
2.7
Quinine’s bitterness is affecting my child’s acceptance
59.1
25.7
10.6
1.2
3.5
I will be happy if the bitterness can be masked
71.9
16.6
7.1
1.6
2.8
Tinnitus, headache, nausea, etc. appear after taking quinine
23.3
26.2
37
4.9
8.6
Oral administration of large volumes of quinine syrup may be difficult to achieve
