Characteristic | Non-adherence to anti-malarial treatment | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Pill counts | Self-reports | |||
n (%) | p value | n (%) | p value | |
Diagnosis | ||||
P. vivax | 24 (17.9) | 0.012 | 12 (9.1) | 0.014 |
P. falciparum | 12 (38.7) | 8 (25.0) | ||
First malaria episode | ||||
Yes | 2 (7.1) | 0.044* | 2 (7.1) | 0.532* |
No | 34 (24.8) | 18 (13.3) | ||
General well being in the present malaria episode | ||||
Felt well/same as always | 14 (20.6) | 0.843 | 8 (11.8) | 0.971 |
Felt bad | 21 (21.9) | 11 (11.6) | ||
First-line treatment | ||||
Yes | 35 (23.3 %) | 0.195* | 19 (12.8 %) | 0.697* |
No | 1 (6.7 %) | 1 (6.7 %) | ||
Adverse effects | ||||
Yes | 21 (22.1) | 0.917 | 11 (11.7) | 0.823 |
No | 15 (21.4) | 9 (13.0) | ||
Uses other medicines | ||||
Yes | 12 (22.6) | 0.860 | 6 (11.3) | 0.813 |
No | 24 (21.4) | 14 (12.6) | ||
Seeked professional care during treatment | ||||
Yes | 4 (25.0) | 0.749* | 4 (25.0) | 0.096* |
No | 31 (20.9) | 15 (10.2) |