Prescriber practices and patient adherence to artemisinin-based combination therapy for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Guinea, 2016

Table 4 Comparison of proportions of patient adherent to treatment and reported experiencing side effects by type of ACT prescribed, 2016, Guinea

	ASAQ	AL	p*
	(n = 1060)	(n = 770)
	n (%)	n (%)
Proportion of adherent patients	1003 (94.6)	742 (96.4)	0.08
Reported side effects	361 (34.1)	68 (8.8)	< 0.001
Vomiting	57 (5.4)	22 (2.9)	0.009
Fatigue	287 (27.1)	14 (1.8)	< 0.001
Dizziness	42 (4.0)	10 (1.3)	0.001
Gastro-intestinal trouble	47 (4.4)	23 (3.0)	0.11
Drowsiness	50 (4.7)	6 (0.8)	< 0.001
Other side effect^a	14 (1.3)	5 (0.6)	< 0.16

* χ² test
^aAnorexia (n = 4), ringing in the ears (n = 3), facial puffiness (n = 2), insomnia (n = 1), cough (n = 1), itch (n = 1), headache (n = 2), fever (n = 1), chills (n = 4)

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