Research Article

Adherence to Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine Treatment among Patients with Uncomplicated Malaria in Northern Ghana

Table 2

Classification of patient adherence by patient attributes.

Patient attributesTotal number Completely adherentIncomplete adherenceDefinitely nonadherent

Total21650.9(44.1,57.8)36.1(29.7, 42.9)13.0(8.8,18.2)
< 5years7943.0(31.9,54.7)44.3(33.1,55.9)12.7(6.2,22.0)
5-17 years10253.9(43.8,63.8)31.4(22.5,41.3)14.7(8.5,23.1)
≥18 years3560.0(42.1,76.1031.4(16.9,49.3)8.6(1.8,23.1)
Males9949.5(39.3,59.7)34.3(25.1,44.6)16.2(9.5,24.9)
Females11752.1(42.7,61.5)37.6(22.8,47.0)10.3(5.4,17.2)
<1000 ul5360.4(46.0,73.5)30.2(18.3,44.3)9.4(3.1,20.7)
1000-9999 ul2755.6(35.3,74.5)37.0(19.4,57.6)7.4(0.9,24.3)
10000-19999 ul2965.5(45.7,82.1)27.6(12.7,47.2)6.9(0.8,22.8)
>20000 ul10741.1(31.7,51.0)41.1(31.7,51.0)17.8(11.0,26.3)
Positive on day 2860(0,0)83.3(35.9,99.6)16.7(0.4,64.1)