Table 4.

Perceived barriers toward compliance to HBV antiviral therapy among patients with medium and low adherence in rank order (n = 308).

Barriers	n (%)
(1) Medication(s) are expensive and difficult to afford	150 (48.7)
(2) Forgetfulness	139 (45.1)
(3) Have experienced or worry about potential side effects	61 (19.8)
(4) Do not want others to know about my medication(s) usage	57 (18.5)
(5) Ran out of pills and do not have time to refill	49 (15.9)
(6) Feel better already and do not think it is necessary to continue	41 (13.3)
(7) Multiple medications are taken daily and cannot keep track of the dose for each	37 (12.0)
(8) Cannot tell the difference between taking/not taking medication(s)	33 (10.7)
(9) Insurance does not provide coverage when cost exceeds the limit	32 (10.4)
(10) Emotionally distressed about disease condition and have no desire to continue	15 (4.9)
(11) Physician did not inform me about the importance of taking medication(s) timely	7 (2.3)
(12) Difficulty swallowing	3 (1.0)