Table 4.

JHS participants’ top ten reasons for not taking medications.

Top Ten Ranked Reasons	%
1. In a hurry, too busy, forgot to take medications.	47.3
2. Trying to do without taking medications.	23.5
3. Did not have medication available.	21.1
4. Medication made you feel bad-did not take.	18.9
5. No money to purchase medication.	18.2
6. Can’t carry out normal activities-did not take medications.	17.1
7. Medication was inconvenient to take.	13.3
8. Medication wouldn’t do any good-did not take.	10.5
9. Thought you might become addicted-did not take medications.	10.3
10. Don’t like to take medicine.	9.9