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Table 2 Adherence and non-adherence to treatment estimated by psychometric measures and by pill count

From: Estimates of adherence to treatment of vivax malaria

Measure of adherence to treatment

Non-adherence

Adherence

p-values

(%)

95%CI

(%)

95%CI

Dichotomous (n = 66)

27.3

(16.7-37.9)

72.7

(60.6-81.8)

<0.0001*

Likert (n = 69)

36.2

(24.6-46.4)

63.8

(52.2-72.5)

0.0078*

Likert dichotomized (n = 69)

34.8

(24.6-43.5)

65.2

(53.6-73.9)

0.0033*

Overall dichotomous (n = 135)

31.1

(23.0-37.8)

68.9

(61.5-74.8)

0.0002*

Pill count (n = 135)

28.9

(21.5-34.8)

71.1

(63.0-77.8)

<0.0001*

  1. *Statistically significant.