Table 3 Top five reasons for non-adherence—medication adherence study, Anuradhapura 2017
No. | SPC (n = 50) Reason and mean (SD) | THA (n = 50) Reason and mean (SD) | BHT (n = 50) Reason and mean (SD) | DHK (n = 50) Reason and mean (SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Forgetfulness | 1.4 (1.3) | Being away from home | 1.4 (1.2) | Forgetfulness | 1.0 (1.1) | Forgetfulness | 1.5 (1.3) |
02 | Being away from home | 1.2 (1.2) | Forgetfulness | 1.3 (1.2) | Being away from home | 0.8 (1.1) | Being away from home | 0.8 (1.2) |
03 | Running out of medications | 0.9 (1.2) | Willingness to avoid side effects | 0.6 (1.2) | Complex drug regime | 0.6 (1.1) | Complex drug regime | 0.3 (0.8) |
04 | Complex drug regime | 0.4 (1.0) | Complex drug regime | 0.4 (0.9) | Willingness to avoid side effects | 0.4 (0.9) | Felt depressed or broken | 0.3 (0.7) |
05 | Willingness to avoid side effects | 0.4 (0.9) | Felt depressed or broken | 0.2 (0.7) | Felt well | 0.2 (0.7) | Too expensive medications | 0.3 (0.8) |
05 | Â | Â | Felt well | 0.2 (0.8) | Too expensive medications | 0.2 (0.8) | Â | Â |