Common Reasons for Drug Non-Compliance in Patients who are Attending Health Care Center, Makkah, KSA, 2021

Abstract

Background: Compliance is defined as the practice of obeying rules or requests made by people in authority. Many factors contribute to noncompliance with drugs. Aim :To investigate the reasons of drug noncompliance among patients who are attending health care center, Makkah. Study setting: This study was conducted at health care center, Makkah. Study design: This is a cross sectional study. Study population: The study population consisted of Saudi out patients aged 20-70 years attending to health care center, Makkah (100 patients).  Self-administered questionnaire will be given to all participants. Those who have trouble reading or writing the questionnaire, will be filled by the interviewer. Results: The highest proportion of participants reported that hey not complied with medication as no signs and symptoms present (50%), insufficient knowledge about medications (40%), presence of depression, and sense of unusualness (22%). Regarding medication factors, too much medication (16%) and improper timing are the highly reported factors (19%). Recommendations: Counseling about the importance of drug compliance should be initiated by the health care team in each patient visit