2014
DOI: 10.26719/2014.20.4.221
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Knowledge and perceptions of prescribers regarding adherence to standard treatment guidelines for malaria: a comparative cross-sectional study from Pakistan

Abstract: Despite the availability of standard treatment guidelines for malaria in Pakistan adherence to protocols by prescribers is poor. This descriptive, cross-sectional study aimed to explore the perceptions and knowledge of prescribers in Islamabad and Rawalpindi cities towards adherence to standard treatment guidelines for malaria. A questionnaire was distributed to a random sample of 360 prescribers; 64.7% were satisfied with the available antimalarial drugs and 41.3% agreed that antimalarial drugs should only be… Show more

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“…In addition to this, the 2010 WHO guidelines state that the treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodiumvivax malaria must incorporate primaquine. 17 Numerous studies have shown,however, that primaquine can precipitate a life threatening hemolysis in patients with very low G6PD activity, i.e. patients with G6PD Mediterranean.…”
Section: A Rapid and Economical Laboratory Test Ismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition to this, the 2010 WHO guidelines state that the treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodiumvivax malaria must incorporate primaquine. 17 Numerous studies have shown,however, that primaquine can precipitate a life threatening hemolysis in patients with very low G6PD activity, i.e. patients with G6PD Mediterranean.…”
Section: A Rapid and Economical Laboratory Test Ismentioning
confidence: 99%