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Table 3 Acceptability assessments (n = 552)

From: Adherence to and acceptability of artemether-lumefantrine as first-line anti-malarial treatment: evidence from a rural community in Tanzania

 

N (%)

Were the instructions (drawings) in the AL pack useful?

 

   Yes

507 (91.8)

   No

34 (6.2)

   Don't know

11 (2.0)

Was the clustering of AL doses useful to remember how to take the drug?

 

   Helpful

552 (100)

   Confusing

0 (0)

   Not important

0 (0)

How do you or your child feel now?

 

   Very unwell

6 (1.1)

   Unwell

5 (0.9)

   Moderately unwell

3 (0.6)

   Moderately well

47 (8.5)

   Well

486 (88.0)

   Perfectly well

9 (0.9)

How do you find AL to administer/take?

 

   Easier to take than SP

481 (87.1)

   Less easy than SP

2 (0.4)

   Same as SP

32 (5.8)

   Don't know

37 (6.7)

Do you find that AL works?

 

   Yes

549 (99.5)

   Better than SP

484 (87.7)

   Same as SP

32 (5.8)

   Don't know

35 (6.5)

   No

3 (0.6)

Would you or your child prefer to have anything else than

AL for this particular illness?

 

   No

495 (89.7)

   Yes

57 (10.3)

No specific choice

21/57(36.8)

Antibiotics

1/57 (1.8)

Analgesics/antipyretics

2/57 (3.5)

Quinine injection

31/57 (54.4)

Herbs from traditional healer

2/57 (3.5)