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Table 5 Variables related to the chemoprophylaxis

From: Determinants of compliance with malaria chemoprophylaxis among French soldiers during missions in inter-tropical Africa

 

N

N-CC

Prevalence of CC

   

% (95% CI)

OR

95% CI

p value

Drug prescribed

     

0.0592

   Chloroquine - proguanil

409

259

63.3 (55.3 - 71.4)

1

  

   Doxycycline

1675

701

41.9 (29.9 - 53.8)

0.65

0.34 - 1.26

 

   Mefloquine or other

9

7

77. 8 (46.9 - 100.0)

2.9

0.58 - 14.44

 

Tolerance to the intake

     

0.1077

   Rather bad to very bad

173

64

37.0 (18.4 - 55.6)

1

  

   Rather good

1010

442

43.8 (32.7 - 54.9)

1

0.74 - 1.35

 

   Very good

910

461

50.7 (39.7 - 61.7)

1.19

0.88 - 1.61

 

Regularity of the day time of the intake

     

0.0419

   Rather at the same time

1622

826

50.9 (40.1 - 61.8)

1

  

   Rather at different times

327

90

27.5 (14.9 - 40.2)

0.75

0.59 - 0.94

 

   NA (Company 1)

144

51

35.4 (27.5 - 43.3)

0.58

0.10 - 3.44

 
  1. N: Number of subjects; CC: Subjects with correct compliance; NA: Not Available