Table 4 Factors associated to adherence to the P.vivax malaria treatment with chloroquine + primaquine in the Brazilian Amazon
From: Adherence to Plasmodium vivax malaria treatment in the Brazilian Amazon Region
Variables | Adherence n (%) | OR | CI 95% | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||||
Gender | |||||
Male | 31 (16.7) | 155 (83.3) | 2.49 | 1.05 - 5.88 | 0.05 |
Female | 7 (7.4) | 87 (92.6) | |||
Age(years) | |||||
> 15 | 28 (15.2) | 156 (83.3) | 1.54 | 0.72 - 3.33 | 0.35 |
≤ 15 | 10 (10.4) | 86 (92.6) | |||
Type of instructions received about dosage and schedule | |||||
Verbal only | 9 (28.1) | 23 (71.9) | 2.96 | 1.25 - 7.00 | 0.02 |
Writen +verbal | 29 (11.7) | 219 (88.3) | |||