Exploring symptoms perception and barriers to medication adherence among Thai Muslim patients with non-communicable diseases in a rural community in southern Thailand: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to explore the prevalence of medication non-adherence and influence of symptom perception and various barriers on medication adherence among Thai Muslim patients in a rural subdistrict of southern Thailand.

Design

Explanatory sequential mixed-methods approach.

Setting

A rural community in southern Thailand.

Methods

Data collection spanned from March to December 2023. In the quantitative phase, 138 Muslim patients diagnosed with non-communicable diseases were enrolled, and their medication adherence and associated factors were assessed. In the qualitative phase, 22 participants were selected for in-depth interviews, and their symptom perceptions and the obstacles they faced in adhering to medication were explored. A focus group discus

SUBMITTER: Buathong N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11628999 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature