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Centro de investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas
2015
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- Adherence to oral anti-diabetic drugs among patients attending a Ghanaian teaching hospital Suliasnaia P. BRUCE Franklin ACHEAMPONG Irene KRETCHY Medicina Ghana Type 2 Risk Factors Logistic Models Diabetes Mellitus Background: The burden of diabetes mellitus, especially Type-2, continues to increase across the world. Medication adherence is c onsidered 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 explor ed 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 out- patients 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 artículo científico 1885-642X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69038725009 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69038725009/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69038725009/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69038725009/69038725009.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/690/69038725009/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=690 Pharmacy Practice application/pdf Centro de investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas Pharmacy Practice (España) Num.1 Vol.13