Patients’ Knowledge of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy Treatment and Its Impact on Patient Adherence

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of respondents.

PARAMETER	FREQUENCY	PERCENTAGE ()
Total	172	100
Age Category
18-25yrs	13	7.6
26-45yrs	107	62.2
36-49yrs	36	20.9
50 years & above	16	9.3
Minimum=18, Maximum=63	Mean=42.27	SD=11.09
Gender
Male	83	48.3
Female	89	51.7
Religion
Traditional	11	6.4
Christian	132	76.7
Muslim	23	13.4
Other	6	3.5
Level of Education
None	6	3.5
Basic	36	20.9
Secondary	42	24.4
Tertiary	80.8	51.2
Episodes of Malaria in last year
1-4 times	152	88.4
5-8 times	20	11.6
Freq. of hospital attendance for malaria
0-4 times	149	86.6
5-8 times	23	13.4
Source of malaria treatment
Herbal preparation at home	50	29.1
Self-Medication from chemical shops	54	31.4
Doctor's prescription	68	39.5
Preferred Treatment route
Oral tablet	90	52.3
Injectable	16	9.3
Both oral and injectable	66	38.4