Research Article
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 |
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