Influence of perceived social support and other factors on treatment adherence among adults living with chronic non-communicable diseases in the Ho Municipality of Ghana: A health facility-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), there is a noticeable shift from infectious diseases to chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) based on recent studies. However, other studies suggest that social support can significantly improve self-care, increase knowledge of disease symptoms, and ultimately increase overall well-being in patients with CNCDs. In this study, we investigated the influence of perceived social support on treatment adherence among adults living with CNCDs in the Ho Municipality.

Methods

This was a health facility-based cross-sectional study among 432 adults living with cancer, diabetes, chronic kidney disease (CKD), stroke, and hypertension in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region, Ghana. We adopted the Multi-dimensional Scale of Perceived Social S

SUBMITTER: Witts WK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11379372 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature