2014
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i1.2
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Treatment non-adherence among patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in ambulatory care settings in southwestern Nigeria

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“…This information is similar to the literature data that indicate an increase in adults with diabetes aged 40 years or older, the majority over 50 years old, predominantly women, with low educational level and inactive. (11,(20)(21)(22) The prevalence of women in this study is similar to that obtained by Vigitel, (23) in which the frequency of self-reported diabetes diagnosis in 2012 was 8.1% in women and 6.5% in men. The higher prevalence among women has been reported in other studies in Brazil.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 75%
“…This information is similar to the literature data that indicate an increase in adults with diabetes aged 40 years or older, the majority over 50 years old, predominantly women, with low educational level and inactive. (11,(20)(21)(22) The prevalence of women in this study is similar to that obtained by Vigitel, (23) in which the frequency of self-reported diabetes diagnosis in 2012 was 8.1% in women and 6.5% in men. The higher prevalence among women has been reported in other studies in Brazil.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 75%
“…The mean number of days on which SMBG was performed ranged from 0.2–2.2 days per week. Four studies reported on the percentage of participants that performed SMBG without indicating the number of times per day or within a week (Adisa & Fakeye, ; Baumann et al, ; Huang, Zhao, Li, & Jiang, ; Musenge, Michelo, Mudenda, & Manankov, ). These studies reported rates from 13.0–79.9% (median = 18.5%; IQR = 14.5–51.5%).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Another example is a study carried out in Nigeria where nonadherence was seen in 47.1% of patients which can also be explained by the knowledge gaps of patients with regard to indication for each of the prescribed medications, and the inaccurate description of prescribed dosage regimens among a significant proportion of patients along with their low educational level and financial problems [16].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%