Study design | Study author | Country | Study year | Population | Sample size | Measurement method | Adherence |
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Cross-sectional | Barnes [49] | South Africa | 2002 | All ages | 239 | Self-report | 96.0% |
 | Simba [46] | Tanzania | 2008 | 3-59mo | 467 | Bioassay (blood levels) plus self-report | 88.3% |
Prospective observational | Depoortere [58] | South Sudan | 2002 | 6-59mo | 107 | Pill counts & self -report (questionnaire) | 59.1% |
Fogg [31] | Uganda | 2002 | <5 yrs 5-14 yrs 15 + yrs | 210 | Pill counts & self-report (questionnaire) & bioassay | 90.0% | |
Ngasala [68] | Tanzania | 2007 | 3-59mo | 177 | Bioassay (D7 lumefantrine levels) | 37% | |
Kabanywanyi [36] | Tanzania | 2008 | <13 yrs 13 + yrs | 552 | Pill counts & self -report (questionnaire) | 89.2% | |
Lemma [43] | Ethiopia | 2008 | >2mo | 180 | Pill counts & self -report (questionnaire) | 38.7% | |
Mace [38] | Malawi | 2009 | 6-59mo 5-17 yrs 18 + yrs | 868 | Pill counts & self -report (questionnaire) | 65.0% | |
Ogolla [44] | Kenya | 2009 | 12-59mo | 73 | Pill counts & self -report (questionnaire) | 75.8% | |
Lawford [37] | Kenya | 2009 | <15 yrs 15 + yrs | 918 | Pill counts & self -report (questionnaire) | 64.1% | |
Kalyango [63] | Uganda | 2011 | 4-59mo | 1256 | Pill counts & self -report (questionnaire) | 99.2% (I)iii | |
98.5% (C) | |||||||
 | Zaw Win [47] | Myanmar | 2012iv | All ages | 248 | Pill counts & self -report (questionnaire) | 89.5% |
Pre- post intervention study | Chinbuah [42] | Ghana | 2004/ 2005 | 6-59mo | 363 | Pill counts & self -report (questionnaire) | 92.5%v |
 | Kangwana [51] | Kenya | 2008/ 2009 | 3-59mo | 3,288b; 3,182a | Self-report | 53.1% Before 67.0% Aftervi |
RCT | Mubi [64] | Tanzania | 2006 | All ages | 2156 | Pill counts & self -report (questionnaire) | 99.3% CDvii |
97.4% RDT | |||||||
Rahman [45] | Bangladesh | 2006/ 2007 | >2Â yrs | 320 | Pill counts & self -report (questionnaire) & bioassay | 93.1%viii | |
 | Cohen [57] | Uganda | 2009 | All ages | 395 | Pill count or Self-report | 65.8% |