Open AccessAssessment of compliance to treatment of hypertension and diabetes among previously diagnosed patients in urban slums of Belapur, Navi Mumbai, India
Author(s) -
Sneha Pratap Kotian,
Prasad Waingankar,
Virendra Mahadik
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_422_18
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , discontinuation , pediatrics , population , environmental health , endocrinology
Nonadherence to treatment is a challenge in managing the increasing burden of chronic noncommunicable diseases in India. The issue is not limited only to people having limited access to health-care services, but for a variety of reasons, a typical pattern of nonadherence is being seen.