MIND LINES AGAINST GUIDELINES IN TREATMENT OF MALARIA …
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Mind lines against guidelines in treatment of malaria. A
Comparative Cross Sectional Study from Pakistan
Madeeha Malik
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, Mohamed Azmi Ahmad Hassali, Asrul Akmal Shafie, Azhar
Hussain.
Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti
Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia.
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Recibido el 1 de septiembre de 2012
ABSTRACT
A comparative, cross-‐sectional study was designed to assess the adherence of
prescribers with national standard treatment guidelines for malaria in all the twenty
public and private tertiary healthcare facilities in the two cities of Pakistan. A total
of 600 patient encounters were assessed with the national standard treatment
regimen for malaria. No significant difference at (p ≤ 0.05) was observed among
adherence of prescribers having different designations and levels of experience with
standard treatment regimen for malaria in the two cities. The results of the present
study showed low adherence of prescribers with standard treatment regimen for
malaria in Pakistan.
Palabras clave:
Adherence; Malaria; Pakistan; Standard treatment guidelines.
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