Table 3.

Medication Adherence Level in Different Healthcare Settings

Healthcare Setting	No. of Patients, N	Adherent, N (%)	Moderate Adherence, N (%)	Non-Adherence, N (%)
Tertiary care hospital	387	169 (43.66)	90 (23.26)	128 (33.07)
Secondary care hospital	203	79 (38.90)	47 (23.15)	77 (37.93)
Primary care centre	151	36 (23.8)	41 (27.15)	74 (49.0)
Overall	741	284 (38.3)	178 (24.0)	279 (37.7)

Notes: The level of adherence was measured through the eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). Use of the MMAS is protected by US copyright laws. Permission for use is required. A licensing agreement is available from: Donald E. Morisky, ScD, ScM, MSPH. Use of the ©MMAS is protected by US copyright and registered trademark laws. Permission for use is required. A licensing agreement is available from: Donald E. Morisky, 294 Lindura Court, Las Vegas, NV 89138-4632; dmorisky@gmail.com. The scale’s questions are available in the originally published article.²³