Patient Related Factors Affecting Adherence to Antimalarial Medication in an Urban Estate in Ghana

Table 2

Knowledge on treatment of malaria and its relationship to adherence.

Respondents awareness		Adh	Par Adh	Non Adh	value
The name ACTs recommended for the management of malaria	264 (88%)	157	73	34	0.910	0.126
Dosage of ACTs recommended for the management of malaria	252 (86%)	160	65	40	0.007	0.457
Efficacy of antimalarial	269 (89%)	162	76	31	0.009	0.377
Side effects of antimalarial	79 (26%)	31	30	18	0.000	0.403
Cautionary and advisory measures to observe while taking antimalarial	268 (89%)	162	74	32	0.456	0.110
The consequences of not completing the doses of antimalarial dispensed	272 (90%)	161	77	34	0.001	0.309

Adh: adherent; ^*Par Adh: partially adherent; ^*Non Adh: nonadherent; : Cramer’s .