Open Access<p>High adherence level to artemisinin-based combination therapies in rural settlement 11 years after their introduction in the health system, Nanoro, Burkina Faso</p>
Author(s) -
Toussaint Rouamba,
Paul Sondo,
Isidore W Yerbanga,
Adélaïde Compaoré,
Maminata Traoré-Coulibaly,
Franck S Hien,
Nassirou A Diande,
Daniel Valia,
Innocent Valéa,
Patricia Akweongo,
Rita Baiden,
Fred Binka,
Fati KirakoyaSamadoulougou,
Halidou Tinto
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s190927
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , malaria , regimen , logistic regression , family medicine , pill , artemisinin , artemether , univariate analysis , environmental health , multivariate analysis , pharmacology , immunology , plasmodium falciparum
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.