Reasons | Number (n) | Percentage (%) |
Irregular Follow-up (n = 155) | ||
Fear of COVID-19 infection | 89 | 57 |
Lockdown effect | 85 | 54.5 |
Financial crisis | 38 | 24.4 |
Lack of transport | 27 | 17.3 |
No attending person | 16 | 10.26 |
Feeling well | 15 | 9.6 |
Others (Birth of new sibling, no residence at Dhaka, going abroad, # of leg, school exam) | 9 | 5.8 |
Remote area | 3 | 1.9 |
Poor Drug Compliance (n = 40) | ||
Financial crisis | 17 | 42.5 |
Polypharmacy, injection, side effects | 16 | 42 |
Non-availability of medicine | 11 | 27.5 |
Feeling well | 5 | 12.5 |
Others (Fear of COVID-19 infection, chronicity of disease, difficulty in communication, father not at home, another doctor consultation) | 5 | 12.5 |