TABLE 2.

Reasons behind non‐adherence to follow‐up visits (n = 157)

Reasons	Number of responses (n = 157)	Percentage (%)
Lack of perceived illness	39	24.8
Distance from home	35	22.2
Lack of guiding instructions/reminders	24	15.2
Acute health conditions/disability	13	8.2
Long waiting hours at clinics	11	7.0
Poor quality of medications at public facilities	10	6.3
Convinced by others	10	6.3
No time for a visit	8	5.0
Other required medicines not available	7	4.4
Total responses	157	100