Medication Non-Adherence among Adult Psychiatric Out-patients in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia | Zendy

Kebede Tesfay | Zendy; E Girma | Zendy; A. Negash | Zendy; Markos Tesfaye | Zendy; Sandra Dehning | Zendy

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Medication Non-Adherence among Adult Psychiatric Out-patients in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Author(s) -

Kebede Tesfay,

E Girma,

A. Negash,

Markos Tesfaye,

Sandra Dehning

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

ethiopian journal of health sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2413-7170

pISSN - 1029-1857

DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v23i3.5

Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , medication adherence , psychiatry , functional illiteracy , cross sectional study , quality of life (healthcare) , family medicine , nursing , pathology , political science , law

Information on adherence of adult psychiatric patients to biological modes of treatment is scarce in Ethiopia. Knowledge on adherence is essential in terms of future prognosis, quality of life and functionality of such patients. This study was conducted to assess the magnitude and associated factors of non-adherence to medication.

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