Predictors of poor adherence to antidiabetic therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study insight from Ethiopia.

Gebre Teklemariam DemozShishay WahdeyDegena BahreyHalefom KahsayGebremariam WolduYirga Legesse NiriayoAndrew Collier

Published in: Diabetology & metabolic syndrome (2020)

The proportion of participants' adherent to anti-diabetes therapies was suboptimal. Being female, the presence of chronic diabetic complications and having no formal education were the main predictors of poor adherence. Strategies that aimed at improving adherence to antidiabetic medications deemed to be compulsory.

Keyphrases

glycemic control
type diabetes
healthcare
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
physical activity
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
wound healing
cell therapy