High adherence level to artemisinin-based combination therapies in rural settlement 11 years after their introduction in the health system, Nanoro, Burkina Faso

Authors :: Franck S Hien
Paul Sondo
Toussaint Rouamba
Maminata Traoré-Coulibaly
Fred Binka
Nassirou A Diande
Adélaïde Compaoré
Fati Kirakoya-Samadoulougou
Innocent Valea
Rita Baiden
Isidore Yerbanga
Halidou Tinto
Daniel Valia
Patricia Akweongo
Source :: Patient preference and adherence, Patient Preference and Adherence, 13
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2019.
Abstract: In 2005, Burkina Faso changed its first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria from chloroquine to artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs). Patient adherence to ACTs regimen is a keystone to achieve the expected therapeutic outcome and prevent the emergence and spread of parasite resistance. Eleven years after the introduction of ACTs in the health system, this study aimed to measure adherence level of patients in rural settlement and investigate the determinants of nonadherence.<br />SCOPUS: ar.j<br />info:eu-repo/semantics/published

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