IJCM₁40A: A Study On The Medication Compliance Among Adult Registered Patients With Type II Diabetes Mellitus In The Urban Health Training Centre Of MMCRI, Mysuru

Background: Globally, diabetes is one of the four priority noncommunicable diseases targeted for action because of its higher burden and complications. Good Medication adherence is essential to reduce complications of diabetes and its adverse outcomes. Non-adherence to diabetic medications is one of the critical public health challenges. Irregular access to medications, increased number of drugs, presence of side effects and lack of awareness were some of the primary reasons reported for poor adherence. Hence there is a need to assess the magnitude of these reasons so that suitable interventional measures may be adopted to reduce medication non-adherence among people with diabetes. Objective: 1) To estimate the proportion of medication compliance among registered patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the urban health training center of MMCRI, Mysuru 2) To assess the influence of determinants on medication compliance among study subjects. Methodology: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among registered type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients under Urban Health Training Centre, Nazarbad from June 2021 to May 2022 using Multistage random sampling. Medication Adherence was assessed using Morisky’s Medication Adherence Scale. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test were used for the statistical analysis Results: 48.6% of males and 51.3% of females were involved in the study. 58.6% had good medication adherence, 5.9% had medium medication adherence and 35.45% had poor medication adherence.. In this study, we found that as the age increased the patients had poor adherence to diabetic medications. Also, socioeconomic status, gender, educational status were found to be significantly associated with adherence to medication. Conclusion: As the prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus continues to rise in India, it is increasingly important to maintain and improve the patient’s adherence to medication for to prevent complications and to provide a better quality of life.