Table 2.

Median (IQR) scores for the four items of Morisky, Green, and Levine adherence scale

Items	SPC (fee-paying group) (n = 50)	THA (n = 50)	BHT (n = 50)	DHK (n = 50)	Universal-free group (n = 150)
Do you ever forget to take your medicine?	0 (0–0)	0 (0–1)	0 (0–1)	0 (0–1)	0 (0–1)
Are you careless at times about taking your medicine?	1 (1–1)	1 (0–1)	1 (0–1)	1 (1–1)	1 (1–1)
When you feel better, do you sometimes stop taking your medicine?	1 (1–1)	1 (1–1)	1 (1–1)	1 (1–1)	1 (1–1)
Sometimes if you feel worse when you take the medicine, do you stop taking it?	1 (1–1)	1 (1–1)	1 (1–1)	1 (1–1)	1 (1–1)
Median (IQR) score for medication adherence (Overall)	3 (2–3)	3 (2–3)	3 (3–4)	3 (3–4)	3 (3–3)

SPC State Pharmaceutical Corporation, THA Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, BHT Base Hospital Thambuttegama, DHK Divisional Hospital Kekirawa, IQR interquartile range