Table 2.

Participants' reported adherence behavior.

Self-reported adherence as measured by MMAS-8
Item	Percentages of patients who answered yes
Do you sometimes forget to take your medicine?	63%
People sometimes miss taking their medications for reasons other than forgetting. Thinking over the past two weeks, were there any days when you did not take your medicine?	42.9%
Have you ever cut back or stopped taking your medication without telling your doctor, because you felt worse when you took it?	40.7%
When you travel or leave home, do you sometimes forget to bring along your medication?	38.7%
Did you take your medicine yesterday?	80.4%
When you feel like your health condition is under control, do you sometimes stop taking your medicine?	33.1%
Taking medication everyday is a real inconvenience for some people. Do you ever feel hassled about sticking to your treatment plan?	46.8%
How often do you have difficulty remembering to take all your medications?
(i) Never/rarely	27%
(ii) Once in a while	34.3%
(iii) Sometimes	32.6%
(iv) Usually	5.6%
(v) All the time	0.5%