Medication Noncompliance among Patients with Chronic Diseases Attending a Primary Health Facility in a Periurban District in Ghana

Table 3

Cost and medication noncompliance ().

Variable	Frequency	Percent (%)
Medication covered by NHIS
Yes	142	71.0
No	4	2.0
Some of them	54	27.0
Means of paying for drugs
From income	31	15.5
Support of family members	27	13.5
N/	142	71.0
Cost of medications
Less than 10 cedis	7	3.5
10–30 cedis	33	16.5
31–60 cedis	15	7.5
61+ cedis	3	1.5
N/	142	71.0
Missed medication because of cost
Yes	24	12.0
No	34	17.0
N/	142	71.0

N/A = not applicable.