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Table 3 Overall adherence after combining self-report and pill count methods

From: Adherence to artemether-lumefantrine drug combination: a rural community experience six years after change of malaria treatment policy in Tanzania

 

Age of participants (yrs)

Adherence

≤12 (n = 104)

13-17 (n = 12)

≥18 (n = 27)

Total (n = 143)

p-value

Probably adherent

8 (7.7%

0

2 (7.4%)

10 (7.0%)

0.044

Probably non adherent

75 (72.1%)

6 (50%)

23 (85.2%)

104 (72.7%)

Definitely non adherent

21 (20.2%)

6 (50.0%)

2 (7.4%)

29 (20.3%)