Adherence to 14-day radical cure for Plasmodium vivax malaria in Papua, Indonesia: a mixed-methods study

Malaria Journal

Table 3 Self-reported recurrence of trial participants (N = 607)

	Frequency (n)	Proportion (%)
Perception of recurrence
Malaria can come back after finishing medication	433	71.3
Malaria cannot come back after finishing medication	162	26.7
Do not know	12	2.0
Self-reported recurrence during trial period (participant recall)
Had another malaria episode during the trial	139	22.9
Did not have another malaria episode during the trial	439	72.3
Do not remember malaria episode	2	0.3
Recurrences recorded during the trial (N = 409)*
1 or more recurrences	174	42.5
No recurrences	235	57.5

*Recurrences during the trial follow-up period were only recorded in the supervised and unsupervised arms; in the control arm these data were not recorded as they were only visited once at the end of the 6-month period since enrolment

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