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Reasons for not following doctor’s advice
| Reasons | n | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Worrying about potential adverse effects | 131 | 25.1 |
| Believing it was the time to cease medicine for well-controlled asthma | 129 | 24.8 |
| Forgotten | 42 | 8.1 |
| Believing the medicine not working | 31 | 6.0 |
| Adverse effects occurred | 14 | 2.7 |
| Others | 49 | 9.4 |
