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. 2023 Jan 14;20(2):1537. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20021537

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Status of medication adherence. The figure shows the status of medication adherence measured using Morisky medication adherence score (MMAS-8) (© 2006 Donald E. Morisky) (The MMAS (8-item) content, name, and trademarks are protected by US copyright and trademark laws. Permission for use of the scale and its coding is required. A license agreement is available from Donald E. Morisky, ScD, ScM, MSPH, MMAS Research LLC., donald.morisky@moriskyscale.com) and categorized as high adherence (MMAS-8: 8), moderate adherence (MMAS-8: ≥6 or ˂8), and low adherence (MMAS-8: <6). The total number of participants were 343 with 186 male and 157 female. The proportion of high medication was high in all three groups.