Methods to Assess Adult and Adolescent Patients' Adherence to Antimalarial Treatment: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Malaria is a curable disease for which early diagnosis and treatment, together with the elimination of vectors, are the principal control tools. Non-adherence to antimalarial treatment may contribute to therapeutic failure, development of antimalarial resistance, introduction or resurgence of malaria in non-endemic areas, and increased healthcare costs. The literature describes several methods to directly or indirectly assess adherence to treatment, but no gold standard exists. The main purpose of this review is to systematize the methods used to assess patient adherence to antimalarial treatment. A systematic review was performed, in accordance with the PRISMA statement, of the following databases: LILACS, EMBASE, PUBMED, COCHRANE, GOOGLE SCHOLAR, WEB OF SCIENCE, SCOPUS, and OPENGREY, thr

SUBMITTER: Santos HFP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9092497 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature