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Table 4 Effects of the intervention on adherence to individual AL doses measured within 24 h of expected completion of the specific dose—ITT analysis by category

From: Efficacy of text-message reminders on paediatric malaria treatment adherence and their post-treatment return to health facilities in Kenya: a randomized controlled trial

Doses

Patient category

Control

n (%)

Intervention

n (%)

All patients

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

p value

Dose 2

1

N = 237

N = 241

n = 478

  

 Adherent

 

192 (81.0)

186 (77.2)

378 (79.1)

0.76 (0.48–1.19)

0.233

Dose 3

1

     

 Adherent

 

230 (97.1)

235 (97.5)

465 (97.3)

1.19 (0.39–3.59)

0.762

Dose 4

2

N = 226

N = 239

N = 465

  

 Adherent

 

205 (90.7)

223 (93.3)

428 (92.0)

1.43 (0.73–2.81)

0.303

Dose 5

2

     

 Adherent

 

207 (91.6)

220 (92.1)

427 (91.8)

1.06 (0.55–2.06)

0.857

Dose 6

3

N = 289

N = 273

N = 562

  

 Adherent

 

256 (88.6)

249 (91.2)

505 (89.9)

1.30 (0.74–2.28)

0.355