Table 3 Patient adherence to antiepileptic medications at public hospitals in Arba Minch Town, January 2024
| Â | All of the time | Most of the time | Some of the time | None of the time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
How often do you forget to take your AED medications? | 197 (50.3%) | 105(26.8%) | 48 (12.2%) | 42 (10.7%) |
How often do you decide not to take your AED medicine? | 215 (54.8%) | 100(25.5%) | 41 (10.5%) | 36 (9.2%) |
How often do you drink alcohol? | 235 (59.9%) | 59 (15.1%) | 52 (13.3%) | 46 (11.7%) |
How often do you check the alcohol or aroma in local drinks before you drink at a social gathering? | 191 (48.7%) | 104 26.5%) | 63 (16.1%) | 34 (8.7%) |
How often do you use recreational drugs? | 223 (56.9%) | 79 (20.2%) | 59 (15.15) | 31 (7.9%) |
How often do you get the next appointment before you leave the clinic? | 262 (66.8%) | 49 (12.5%) | 46 (11.7%) | 35 (8.9%) |
How often do you miss your scheduled appointments? | 290 (74.0%) | 38 (9.7%) | 49 (12.5%) | 15 (3.8%) |
How often do you leave the dispensary without obtaining your prescribed pills? | 179 (45.75) | 94 (24.0%) | 51 (13.0%) | 68 (17.3%) |
How often do you run out of AED pills? | 63 (16.1%) | 47 (12.0%) | 211 53.8%) | 71 (18.1%) |
How often do you skip your AED medicine 1–3 days before you go to the clinic? | 140 (35.7%) | 71 (18.1%) | 130 33.2%) | 51 (13.0%) |
How often do you miss your AED pills when you feel better? | 231 (58.9%) | 62 (15.8%) | 65 (16.65) | 34 (8.7%) |
How often do you miss your AED when you feel sick? | 197 (50.3%) | 42 (10.7%) | 52 (13.3%) | 101 (25.8%) |
How often do you take someone’s AED pills? | 301 (76.8%) | 17 (4.3%) | 12 (3.1%) | 62 (15.8%) |
How often do you miss taking your AED pills when you care less? | 138 (35.2%) | 198 (50.55) | 21 (5.4%) | 35 (8.9%) |
Overall adherence | Good adherence | 173 | 44.1% | |
Poor adherence | 219 | 55.9% | ||