Pre-Packaged Anti-Malarial Tablets Or Syrup: Which Is The Better Option For The Treatment Of Malaria In Children 0 - 5 ?

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out in the Cape Coast Municipality of the Central Region

of Ghana.

Objectives of the Study were:

1. To describe the problem of compliance with chloroquine syrup in children 0-5

in terms of the kind of measures used, the frequency of administration and

the number of days medication is administered.

2. To describe and compare compliance with anti-malarials (chloroquine)

among clients receiving pre-packaged tablets to those receiving syrups for

their children 0-5 years.

3. To determine the perceptions of mothers concerning the acceptability,

convenience and ease of administration of pre-packaged tablets for children.

4. To compare the costs to the mother when pre-packaged chloroquine tablets

are prescribed as against syrup.

METHODS USED

Data for this study was collected using both quantitative and qualitative methods.

It was predominantly a quantitative study with a small element of qualitative to

dilate a bit more on perceptions of mothers.

Information was collected predominantly in the homes of clients who had

attended the clinic and been diagnosed as having malaria four days previously.

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APA

KORKORANSAH, D (2021). Pre-Packaged Anti-Malarial Tablets Or Syrup: Which Is The Better Option For The Treatment Of Malaria In Children 0 - 5 ?. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/pre-packaged-anti-malarial-tablets-or-syrup-which-is-the-better-option-for-the-treatment-of-malaria-in-children-0-5

MLA 8th

KORKORANSAH, DR. "Pre-Packaged Anti-Malarial Tablets Or Syrup: Which Is The Better Option For The Treatment Of Malaria In Children 0 - 5 ?" Afribary. Afribary, 15 Apr. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/pre-packaged-anti-malarial-tablets-or-syrup-which-is-the-better-option-for-the-treatment-of-malaria-in-children-0-5. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

MLA7

KORKORANSAH, DR. . "Pre-Packaged Anti-Malarial Tablets Or Syrup: Which Is The Better Option For The Treatment Of Malaria In Children 0 - 5 ?". Afribary, Afribary, 15 Apr. 2021. Web. 25 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/pre-packaged-anti-malarial-tablets-or-syrup-which-is-the-better-option-for-the-treatment-of-malaria-in-children-0-5 >.

Chicago

KORKORANSAH, DR. . "Pre-Packaged Anti-Malarial Tablets Or Syrup: Which Is The Better Option For The Treatment Of Malaria In Children 0 - 5 ?" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 25, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/pre-packaged-anti-malarial-tablets-or-syrup-which-is-the-better-option-for-the-treatment-of-malaria-in-children-0-5