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