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

Note: adherence scores scales: 4: never; 3: rarely; 2: frequently; 1: daily.