Table 3 Factors influencing adherence to the ACT Artemether-lumefantrine (LA) and Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PPQ)
| Â | Adherence to study drug | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n (%) | Crude odds ratio (95% CI) | P a |
Anitmalarial | Â | Â | Â |
AL | 80 (79) | 1 | Â |
DHA-PPQ | 103 (88) | 1.93 (0.92-4.06) | 0.08 |
Child sex | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 103 (81) | 1 | Â |
Male | 80 (88) | 1.69 (0.78-3.68) | 0.18 |
Child age | Â | Â | Â |
<24 months | 44 (79) | 1 | Â |
24-35 months | 108 (84) | 1.40 (0.63-3.09) | Â |
36-47 months | 31 (94) | 4.23 (0.88-20.24) | 0.07 |
Maternal education | Â | Â | Â |
None | 49 (82) | 1 | Â |
Primary | 80 (83) | 1.06 (0.46-2.44) | Â |
Secondary + | 54 (89) | 1.73 (0.62-4.82) | 0.30 |
Adherence to AL vs DHA-PPQ Stratified by maternal education | |||
No education | 18 (72) vs 31 (89) | 3.01 (0.77-11.73) | Â |
Primary education | 33 (73) vs 47 (90) | 3.42 (1.10-10.63) | Â |
Secondary education | 29 (94) vs 25 (83) | 0.35 (0.06-1.94) | Â |
|  | Test of homogeneity: | P = 0.05 | |