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Levels of Adherence to Coartem© in the Routine Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria in Children Aged Below Five Years, in Kenya.

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dc.contributor.authorOgolla, Jared Otieno
dc.contributor.authorAyaya, Samuel Omulando
dc.contributor.authorOtieno, Christina Agatha
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-14T13:09:52Z
dc.date.available2016-03-14T13:09:52Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis study sought to determine the level of adherence to Coartem© in the routine treatment of uncomplicated malaria among children under the age of five years in Nyando district, Kenya. Seventy-three children below the age of five years with microscopically confirmed uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria and prescribed Coartem(®) during the normal outpatient department hours were included into the study on 27(th) of April to 15(th) of May 2009. Adherence was assessed through a semi-structured interviewer administered questionnaire; pill count and blister pack recovery. Patients were then classified into three categories of adherence. Patients who had tablets remaining in the blister pack were classified as definitely non-adherent. Those who had blister pack missing or empty and the caretaker did not report administering all the doses at the correct time and amount were considered probably non-adherent or as probably adherent when the caretaker reported administering all doses at the correct time and amount. Nine (14.5%) patients were definitely non-adherent, 6 (9.7%) probably non-adherent and 47 (75.8%) probably adherent. The most significantly left tablet was the sixth doses (P = 0.029). Caretakers should be made much aware that non-adherence might not only be dangerous to child's health but also dramatically increase the financial cost for public-health services.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://erepository.mku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/164
dc.identifier.urihttp://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC3595643&blobtype=pdfen
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIranian Journal of Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectArtemisininen_US
dc.subjectTherapiesen_US
dc.subjectAntimalariaen_US
dc.subjectNon - adherenceen_US
dc.titleLevels of Adherence to Coartem© in the Routine Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria in Children Aged Below Five Years, in Kenya.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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