Table 3.

Patient Barriers to Communication

Sr no	Author	Barriers to Patient–Pharmacist Interaction
1	Ayalew E, Seid Y, AgaluA16	Lack of interest (63.27%)
2	Nigussie WD17	Patient factors (patients not wanting to talk much, patients’ low attitude toward pharmacy) (20%)
3	Surur et al18	Patient factors like illness, rush to leave and lack of willingness (12.8%)
4	Nigussie S and EdessaD19	Degree of satisfaction with pharmacy staff’s service (64.3%) Marital divorce (AOR=2.67) and good interaction with their pharmacists (AOR=0.28) were determinants of dissatisfaction.
5	Wadoa TE, Gunasekarana T, Dhanaraju MD21	Language and educational status of patient
6	Wabe NT, Raju N, Angamo MT23	Patient factors (patients not wanting to talk much, patients’ bad attitude toward pharmacy) (18.8%)
7	Ali S, Shimels T, Bilal AI24	Patient related factors (either lack of patience to listen the counseling provided or poor attitude toward pharmacy services) (33.3%)
8	Diriba G, Alemkere G, GedamuM25	Age (P value=0.000), educational status (P value=0.000), sex (P value=0.002) and residence (P value=0.000) were associated with misunderstandings