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Indicator name:
Proportion of children under five with fever receiving ACT (first-line antimalarial drug)
Data type:
Percent
Indicator Id:
5364
Definition:
Percentage of febrile children under five receiving ACT (first-line antimalarial drug), among those receiving any antimalarial drugs.
Method of estimation:
Numerator: Number of children under age 5 with fever in the last 2 weeks who received ACT (or other first-line treatment according to national policy). Denominator: Total number of children under age 5 with fever in the last 2 weeks who received any anti-malarial drugs
Unit of Measure:
Percent
Links:
https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-health/malaria/
https://data.unicef.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Child-Health-Coverage-Database-2018-Nov14.xlsx
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