| dc.description.abstract | Background:
Medication adherence is a key factor for treatment success in patients. The purpose of this study
was to assess medication adherence and the potential factors associated with it among the patients.
Methods:
The study was a cross-sectional design in which socio-demographic characteristics and behavioral
practices were recorded and explored in relation to medication adherence. Data were analyzed with
SPSS Version 20.0.
Results:
A total of 251 patients was selected. Of all the participants, 22.30% reported low adherence,
33.50% medium adherence and 44.20% high adherence to prescribed medication. The factors
significantly associated with high adherence were distress level (AOR = 2.85, 95% CI: 1.30-6.22,
p-value 0.001), synchronized refill schedule (p-value>0.00), and the number of doses (p-
value=0.05).
Conclusion:
A significant number of patients had medium and low level of adherence to medications. These
findings call for the need of policy initiative to improve intake behavioral practices. | en_US |
