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Table 2 Reported Tablet Consumption

From: Adherence to artemether-lumefantrine drug combination: a rural community experience six years after change of malaria treatment policy in Tanzania

 

Patient age (years)

Reported tablet consumption

<5* (n = 56)

6-12* (n = 48)

13-17* (n = 12)

18+ (n = 27)

Total (n = 143)

Finished dose

44 (78.6%)

39 (81.2%)

6 (50.0%)

25 (92.6%)

114 (79.7%)

Not finished

12 (21.4%)

9 (18.8%)

6 (50.0%)

2 (7.4%)

29 (20.3%)

  1. *The respondent was the mother or guardian of the child of the mentioned age.