Acceptance of short course artesunate plus mefloquine drug combination by malaria patients in rural Myanmar.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1999 Sep; 30(3): 418-20
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en Inglés
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| ID: sea-32905
ABSTRACT
A cross sectional study was carried out in a rural area of Myanmar to identify malaria patients' acceptance of artesunate plus mefloquine drug combination and to determine the cost borne by patients. The majority (88.5%) preferred this new regimen rather than the other ones they had used before; conviction of drug efficacy was the reason given for the preference by most of them. Traveling on foot to rural health centers or a health assistant's residence for getting the drugs was found to be the main route. Average cost incurred by a patient to get the drug was found to be 274.22 Kyats. Among the cost items, drug cost was the highest item that they had used.
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Asunto principal:
Población Rural
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Sesquiterpenos
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Mefloquina
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Estudios Transversales
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Adolescente
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Cooperación del Paciente
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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