Reasons for non-adherence
| Variable | Number | Percentage | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forgetting to take the medicine | 103 | 62 | 1 |
| Having difficulty changing habits | 98 | 59 | 2 |
| Lack of energy | 98 | 59 | 2 |
| Having no one to help | 64 | 38.6 | 3 |
| The symptoms were not worse | 43 | 25.9 | 4 |
| It's bothersome to take medicine for a long time | 30 | 18.1 | 5 |
| The symptoms did not improve | 24 | 14.5 | 6 |
| Having the disease for a long time | 24 | 14.5 | 6 |
| The diseases that I have cannot be treated to produce complete recovery | 23 | 13.9 | 7 |
| Too many medicines to take | 15 | 9 | 8 |
| Taking different medicines at different time points was too complicated | 14 | 8.4 | 9 |
| Too busy to take medicine | 12 | 7.2 | 10 |
| It is too far from my home to the hospital | 7 | 4.2 | 11 |
| Adverse effect of the medicines | 5 | 3 | 12 |