Compliance with Atovaquone-Proguanil against Malaria of Korean Travelers Abroad / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 255-258, 2008.
Article
Dans Coréen
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-721602
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Recently, many Korean people travel abroad where malaria is prevalent. However, in Korea, relatively little is known about compliance of chemoprophylaxis against malaria. This study was performed to determine the factors influencing compliance of chemoprophylaxis against malaria in Korean travelers. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Face to face interview, telephone interview and e-mail correspondence were performed to 241 people who were prescribed with atovaquone-proguanil at the international travelers' clinic of National Medical Center between February 2007 and October 2007.RESULTS:
Total of 55 people out of 235 reported one or more events of adverse reactions after chemoprophylaxis (total 76 events). However, in 38 adverse events the link between chemoprophylaxis and adverse events were very weak. Compliance of malaria chemoprophylaxis with atovaquone-proguanil was 53.9% in the study group. The predictive factors for non-compliance were package tour, travel of business affair and young age group.Conclusions:
Compliance of malaria chemoprophylaxis in Korea travelers was low compared with Dutch and French studies. More efforts to increase compliance are needed, especially in travelers on package tour, business travel and people under age 40.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Carbonates
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Proguanil
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Entretiens comme sujet
/
Commerce
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Compliance
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Chimioprévention
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Courrier électronique
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Association médicamenteuse
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Atovaquone
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Hydroxyde d'aluminium
Type d'étude:
Étude pronostique
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Recherche qualitative
Limites du sujet:
Humains
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Coréen
Texte intégral:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Année:
2008
Type:
Article
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