BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Sickle-cell trait confers protection against malaria while homozygote sickle-cell disease (SCD) patients are at greater risk of malaria infection, hence the use of malaria chemoprophylaxis in SCD patients. The use of malaria chemoprophylaxis and asymptomatic parasitaemia were studied in SCD and non-SCD patients. STUDY DESIGN A semi-structured questionnaire was administ...

Self-reported compliance with a malaria chemoprophylaxis regimen of proguanil (PG) plus chloroquine (CQ) was assessed in a cohort of 547 Dutch travellers who visited a single travel clinic when travelling to various areas endemic for falciparum malaria. 503 (92%) had taken PG/CQ prophylaxis, but only 326 (60%) reported regular and uninterrupted use throughout the journey and 4 weeks afterwards....

The therapeutic efficacy of herbal medicines in the treatment human diseases or disorders has gained more attention over years. A survey established that approximately 15 % patients receiving orthodox medicine also take products, and among these, potential adverse herbto-drug interactions were observed 40 patients. Recently, there have been reports herbdrug which impacted on wellness users resu...

Background. The WHO recommends mefloquine, atovaquone/proguanil, and doxycycline for malaria chemoprophylaxis. Adherence to a drug is determined by many factors. Objective. To detect the determinants of travelers' adherence to malaria chemoprophylaxis. Methods. A prospective comparative study was conducted from January 2012 to July 2013 that included travelers (928 travelers) to malaria endemic...