Research Article
Medication Belief and Adherence among Patients with Epilepsy
Table 4
Adherence to AEDs and reasons for nonadherence (
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| | Characteristics | Number (%) |
| | Medication adherence | | | Adherent | 101 (34.6) | | Nonadherent | 191 (65.4) | | Reasons for nonadherence | | | Forgetfulness | 93 (48.7) | | Inability to get medicine | 49 (25.7) | | Safety concern | 49 (25.7) | | Cost | 41 (21.5) | | Ran out of pills | 23 (12) | | Lack of hope | 16 (8.4) | | Not taking the medication during recovery | 16 (8.4) |
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