Abstract
Objective: The aim is to study the effect of various sociodemographic factors on patient compliance in long-term therapies.
 Methods: This is a questionnaire-based study of 195 adult outdoor patients suffering from chronic illnesses and receiving long-term drug therapy. Various sociodemographic factors were noted in a validated questionnaire. Questions about drugs being taken were asked. The compliance was measured by General Medication Adherence Scale.
 Results: The study population consists of 51.3% of males and 48.7% of females. About 39.0% of participants were literate and 61.0% were illiterate. About 72.3% belonged to the rural area, 13.3% urban, and 14.4% to the main city. About 33.3% were self-employed or unemployed, 17.4% government employees, and 49.3% were private employees. About 20.0% belonged to high-income group, and 40.0% to middle- and 40.0% to low-income group. Statistically significant correlation was found between compliance and age, gender, area of residence, education, and marital status (p<0.05). Better compliance was observed in men, unmarried,middle-aged, literate, and urban populations.
 Conclusions: We conclude that some sociodemographic factors correlate with compliance to long-term therapies.
Highlights
The main aim of the prescribed therapy is to achieve the desired results in the patients
Significant correlation was found between compliance and age, gender, area of residence, education, and marital status (p
We conclude that some sociodemographic factors correlate with compliance to long-term therapies
Summary
The main aim of the prescribed therapy is to achieve the desired results in the patients. Such results cannot be achieved if the patients are non-compliant [1]. Non-compliance can be described as failing to enroll in a treatment program, terminating treatment early, or failing to follow orders, including those related to medication administration [3]. Non-compliance can be divided into primary (not buying or receiving the medicines) and secondary (not complying with the instructions regarding dosage, frequency, and duration of medication intake). The words adherence and non-adherence have been proposed to change the focus to patients. These words are interchangeable [4]
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