title: Does an antimalarial drug history mean anything?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the validity of an antimalarial drug history.
  
  
  METHODS
  During a chloroquine sensitivity study carried out from 27 February to 13 April, 1995, an antimalarial drug history was obtained from the patients. A urine test was used as a gold standard to screen for antimalarial drugs in these patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two Mutare district primary health care centres.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty clinical malaria cases were screened.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cases were classified in a two by two contingency table based on the reported antimalarial drug and the results of the urine test. Positive predictive value and negative predictive value were then examined.
authors.affiliation: City Health Department, Harare, Zimbabwe. amahomva@healthnet.zw
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Mahomva
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rakata
mesh_terms: D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000652:urine; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000652:urine; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000592:standards*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D002738:Chloroquine