Factors associated with non-adherence to the treatment of vivax malaria in a rural community from the Brazilian Amazon Basin
Abstract: INTRODUCTION We investigated the association between demographic and behavioral factors and non-adherence to antimalarial therapy. METHODS A demographic questionnaire and 5-item self-reported questionnaire regarding non-adherence were completed by 135 patients after treatment for Plasmodium vivax. RESULTS Treatment interruption, but not demographic factors, was significantly associated with non-adherence to therapy. The likelihood of non-adherence was 5.16 times higher when the patients felt better than when they felt worse. The relative risk of parasitic resurgence was 3.04 times higher in non-adherent patients. CONCLUSIONS Treatment interruption is significantly associated with treatment adherence.
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Main Authors: | Almeida,Eduardo Dias, Vieira,José Luiz Fernandes |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT
2016
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000200248 |
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