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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
Strategies to improve adherence to recommended chloroquine treatment regimes: A quasi-experiment in the context of integrated primary health care delivery in Ghana
Social Science and Medicine, Volume 55, No. 12, Year 2002
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This paper presents the results of an intervention study carried out as part of the activities of a District Health Management Team responsible for integrated primary health care delivery in a rural district in Ghana. The aim was to test the impact of a combination of improved information provision to patients and drug labeling on adherence to recommended anti-malarial treatment regimens focusing on oral chloroquine, for the outpatient management of acute uncomplicated malaria. The study had a quasi-experimental pre-test post-test control group design with partly random allocation by clinic. The results show that the intervention resulted in an improved flow of information to clients prescribed chloroquine, and better labeling of drugs for the home treatment of acute clinical episodes of malaria in the intervention area. Improvements in adherence occurred in all clinics. However, improvements in adherence were most marked in the clinic that was worst performing at the start of the intervention. Implications of the results for improving adherence to chloroquine therapy on an outpatient basis are discussed. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Agyepong, Irène Akua
Ghana
District Health Administration
Ansah, Evelyn K.
Ghana
District Health Administration
Gyapong, Margaret
Ghana, Accra
Health Research Unit, Ghana Health Service
Adjei, Samuel
Ghana, Accra
Ghana Health Service
Barnish, Guy
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Evans, David B.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Statistics
Citations: 67
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00366-5
ISSN:
02779536
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Quasi Experimental Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Ghana