Factors associated with non-adherence to the treatment of vivax malaria in a rural community from the Brazilian Amazon Basin

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

关键词: Malaria;    Resurgence;    Adherence;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0275-2015

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract:INTRODUCTIONWe investigated the association between demographic and behavioral factors and non-adherence to antimalarial therapy.METHODSA demographic questionnaire and 5-item self-reported questionnaire regarding non-adherence were completed by 135 patients after treatment for Plasmodium vivax.RESULTSTreatment 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.CONCLUSIONSTreatment interruption is significantly associated with treatment adherence.

【 授权许可】

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