Factors influencing patients' adherence to malaria artemisinin-based combination therapy in Kamuli District, Uganda.
In: Malaria Journal, Jg. 23 (2024-01-02), Heft 1, S. 1-14
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Background: Patients' adherence to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is a malaria control strategy. Studies report varied experiences regarding patients' adherence to ACT. The study aimed at determining factors influencing patients' adherence to ACT for malaria in Kamuli, Uganda. Methods: In a longitudinal study, 1266 participants at 8 public health facilities were enrolled. Equal numbers (422) were assigned to the three arms (no follow-up, day 2 and day 4). To establish the mean difference between groups, Student t-test was used and a chi-square test was used for proportionality. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to establish the influence of predictor variables on the dependent variable. Statistical significance was established at p < 0.05. Results: A total of 844 patients were analysed. The median age was 20 years, majority (64.3%) were females. Overall patients' adherence was 588/844 (69.7%). At bivariate level, age (t-test = 2.258, p = 0.024), household head (χ 2 = 14.484, p = 0.002), employment status (χ 2 = 35.886, p < 0.0001), patients' preference of ACT to other anti-malarials (χ 2 = 15.981, p < 0.0001), giving a patient/caregiver instructions on how to take the medication (χ 2 = 7.134, p = 0.011), being satisfied with getting ACT at facility (χ 2 = 48.261, p < 0.0001), patient/caregiver knowing the drug prescribed (χ 2 = 5.483, p = 0.019), patient history of saving ACT medicines (χ 2 = 39.242, p < 0.0001), and patient ever shared ACT medicines (χ 2 = 30.893, p < 0.0001) were all associated with patients' adherence to ACT. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that adhering to ACT is 3.063 times higher for someone satisfied with getting ACT at the facility (OR = 3.063; p < 0.0001), 4.088 times for someone with history of saving ACT medicines (OR = 4.088; p < 0.0001), 2.134 times for someone who shared ACT (OR = 2.134; p = 0.03), and 2.817 times for someone with a household head (OR = 2.817; p = 0.008). Conclusion: Patients' adherence to ACT is generally good in the studied population. However, patients' tendencies to save ACT for future use and sharing among family members is a threat, amidst the benefits associated with adherence. There is a need to educate all about adherence to medicines as prescribed, and tighten government medicine supply chain to avoid stock-outs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Factors influencing patients' adherence to malaria artemisinin-based combination therapy in Kamuli District, Uganda.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Bawate, Charles ; Callender-Carter, Sylvia T. ; Guyah, Bernard ; Ouma, Collins |
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Zeitschrift: | Malaria Journal, Jg. 23 (2024-01-02), Heft 1, S. 1-14 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2024 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1475-2875 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1186/s12936-023-04824-8 |
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