FREQUENCY

%

(A) Duration Of Illness

0 - 2 mths

2 mths - 1 yr

1 yr - 5 yrs

5 yrs - 10 yrs

>10yrs

19

12

43

33

1

17.1

10.8

38.7

29.7

0.9

(x2 = 1.066, df = 4, p > 0.05)

(B) Who influenced you to adhere to your medication

Doctor

Nurse

Pastor/Rev Father

Parents/Relation

Friend/Associative

Others

None

57

12

2

24

6

3

7

51.4

10.8

1.8

21.6

5.4

42.7

6.3

(x2 = 1.246, df = 5, p > 0.05)

(C) Who discouraged you from adhering

Nobody

Health workers

Pastor/Rev Father

Parents/Relations

Friends

Others

86

2

4

7

6

6

77.5

1.8

3.6

6.3

5.4

5.4

(x2 = 2.225, df = 4, p > 0.05)

(D) Reasons for stopping medication

I feel I have recovered

The drugs don’t work

I am afraid may become addicted to the drug

I don’t like the drug (it gives meside-effects)

My sickness is spiritual

Others

40

10

13

7

39

2

36.0

9.0

11.7

26.3

35.1

1.8

(x2 = 1.020, df = 4, p > 0.05)

(E) what I don’t like about the drug

Makes me suicidal

Causes weight gain

Makes me aggressive

I didn’t like the form and size of the tablet

Causes sexual side effects

Nothing definite

5

9

4

5

3

85

4.5

8.1

3.6

4.5

2.7

76.6

(x2 = 1.378, df = 5, p > 0.05)

(F) Consistence in taking your medication (patient subjective assessment)

Very consistent

Fairly consistent

Not consistent

72

33

6

64.9

29.7

5.4

(x2 = 2.668, df = 2, p < 0.05)

(G) MARS Score

Adherent

Non adherent

67

44

60.4

39.6

Total

111

100