Research Article
Nonadherence and Contributing Factors among Ambulatory Patients with Antidiabetic Medications in Adama Referral Hospital
Table 3
Adherence scores, Adama, Ethiopia, 2014.
| Questions |
Adherence score (frequency %) | Mean score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| (1) How often do you forget to take your medicine? | 0 | 6 (2.2%) | 53 (19.6%) | 211 (78.1%) | 3.76 | (2) How often do you stop taking your medicine because you feel better? | 0 | 1 (0.4%) | 22 (8.1%) | 247 (91.5%) | 3.91 | (3) How often do you stop taking your medicine because you feel worse? | 0 | 0 | 9 (3.3%) | 261 (96.7) | 3.97 | (4) How often do you stop taking your medicines because you feel they are ineffective? | 0 | 1 (0.4%) | 8 (3%) | 261 (97.7%) | 3.96 | (5) How often do you stop taking your medicines because you fear side effects or they have caused side effects? | 0 | 0 | 14 (5.2%) | 256 (94.8%) | 3.95 | (6) How often do you stop taking your medicine because you are using traditional medicine or religious belief? | 0 | 5 (1.9%) | 43 (15.9%) | 222 (82.2%) | 3.77 |
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Note: adherence scores scales: 4: never; 3: rarely; 2: frequently; 1: daily.
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