Written medicines information for South African HIV/AIDS patients: does it enhance understanding of co-trimoxazole therapy?

@article{Mansoor2007WrittenMI,
  title={Written medicines information for South African HIV/AIDS patients: does it enhance understanding of co-trimoxazole therapy?},
  author={Leila E. Mansoor and Ros Dowse},
  journal={Health education research},
  year={2007},
  volume={22 1},
  pages={
          37-48
        }
}
Written information to promote patient education is being increasingly recognized as an integral part of quality health care. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of distributing a patient information leaflet (PIL) on knowledge acquisition and recall. Two different PILs were designed for co-trimoxazole tablets: a simple, shorter PIL that incorporated pictograms and text and a text-only PIL that was longer and more complex. Human immunodeficiency virus-positive… 
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