Adherence to antimalarial drug therapy among vivax malaria patients in northern Thailand

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-13

  Khantikul, Nardlada ^a   Butraporn, Piyarat ^a   Kim, Han S ^b   Leemingsawat, Somjai ^a   Tempongko, M A Sandra B ^c   Suwonkerd, Wannapa ^d  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SEAMEO Office Network Bangkok   (Thailand)

^d Vector Borne Disease Section   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antimalarials; Chloroquine; Drug adherence; Drug therapy; Malaria; Primaquine; Retrospective studies; Thailand; Vivax malaria

Indexed keywords

PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63149118027     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v27i1.3313     Document Type: Article

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