Prevalence and Factors Associated with Non-Adherence to Antidiabetic Medication Among Patients at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Uganda.

Karekoona FaisalJonans TusiimireTadele Mekuriya Yadesa

Published in: Patient preference and adherence (2022)

The prevalence of non-adherence to antidiabetic medication was higher than that revealed in previous studies in Uganda. Patients with age above 60 years were six times more likely to be non-adherent to their anti-diabetic medications. Patient education is important to address the challenges of medication non-adherence.

Keyphrases

healthcare
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type diabetes
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primary care
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