Adherence to oral anti-diabetic drugs among patients attending a Ghanaian teaching hospital
dc.contributor.author | Bruce, S.P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Acheampong, F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kretchy, I. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-30T15:09:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-10-30T15:09:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-03 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: The burden of diabetes mellitus, especially Type-2, continues to increase across the world. Medication adherence is considered an integral component in its management. Poor glycemic controls due to medication nonadherence accelerates the development of long-term complications which consequently leads to increased hospitalization and mortality. Objective: This study examined the level of adherence to oral antidiabetic drugs among patients who visited the teaching hospital and explored the probable contributory factors to non-adherence. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study using systematic sampling to collect quantitative data was undertaken. Questionnaires were administered to outpatients of the medical department of a teaching hospital in Ghana. Logistic regression was performed with statistical significance determined at p<0.05. Results: A total of 200 diabetic patients participated in the study. Using the Morisky Medication Adherence scale, the level of adherence determined was 38.5%. There were significant correlations between level of adherence and educational level [(OR)=1.508; (CI 0.805-2.825), P=0.019), and mode of payment [(OR)=1.631; (CI 0.997-2.669), P=0.05). Conclusion: Adherence in diabetic patients was low among respondents and this can be improved through education, counseling and reinforcement of self-care. There were several possible factors that contributed to the low adherence rate which could benefit from further studies. © 2015, Grupo de Investigacion en Atencion Farmaceutica. All rights reserved. | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | 10.18549/PharmPract.2015.01.533 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/25031 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Pharmacy Practice | en_US |
dc.subject | Diabetes mellitus | en_US |
dc.subject | Ghana | en_US |
dc.subject | Logistic models | en_US |
dc.subject | Medication adherence | en_US |
dc.subject | Risk factors | en_US |
dc.subject | Type 2 | en_US |
dc.title | Adherence to oral anti-diabetic drugs among patients attending a Ghanaian teaching hospital | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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