Publications by authors named "Sylvia T Callender-Carter"
Background: Community health education improves members health-seeking and utilization behaviours. To enhance the community knowledge and optimize the use of Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), we carried out a community training in Kamuli District, Uganda.
Methods: The Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation (ADDIE) model was adopted.
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on understanding the factors that influence patients' adherence to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for malaria in Kamuli, Uganda, involving 1266 participants across multiple health facilities.
- Researchers used statistical methods like Student t-tests and multivariate logistic regression to analyze the data, looking for significant differences and correlations at p < 0.05.
- Results showed a 69.7% adherence rate among 844 patients, with key factors influencing adherence including satisfaction with the treatment facility, history of saving ACT medicines, and age among others.
Background: Malaria remains a major public health threat accounting for 30.4 % of disease morbidity in outpatient clinic visits across all age groups in Uganda. Consequently, malaria control remains a major public health priority in endemic countries such as Uganda.
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