Research Article

Rate of Nonadherence to Antipsychotic Medications and Factors Leading to Nonadherence among Psychiatric Patients in Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Nonadherence and psychotic illness among respondents, in University of Gondar Hospital, May, 2013.

Diagnosis Adherent (number, %)Nonadherent (number, %)Totalā€‰

Psychosis 40 (53.3) 35 (46.7) 75 (100.0%)P = 0.026
Depression35 (58.5) 25 (41.7) 60 (100.0%)
Schizophrenia 9 (24.3) 28 (75.7) 37 (100.0%)
Psychosis with depression9 (47.4) 10 (52.6) 19 (100.0%)
Bipolar disorder 5 (62.5) 3 (37.5) 8 (100%)
Other 6 (60) 4 (40) 10 (100.0%)

Total 104 (49.8) 105 (50.2)209 (100.0%)ā€‰