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Malaria knowledge and treatment adherence in a Brazilian Amazon community
Author(s) -
Taísa Guimarães de Souza,
Annelita Almeida Oliveira Reiners,
Rosemeiry Capriata de Souza Azevedo,
Cor Jésus Fernandes Fontes,
Rita Graziela Ferreira,
Priscilla Uiara Do Carmo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.7129
Subject(s) - malaria , medicine , disease , epidemiology , public health , family medicine , environmental health , immunology , pathology
Malaria remains an important public health problem despite recent scientific breakthroughs regarding knowledge about malaria and treatment strategies. The objective of this study was to analyze malaria patients' knowledge about the disease, its treatment and prevention, linking it to drug treatment adherence.

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