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Drug Compliance in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Reasons for Poor Compliance

Received: 14 December 2016    Accepted: 27 December 2016    Published: 23 January 2017
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Children with chronic disorders are at risk for a higher medication non-adherence. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic childhood disorder where often medication non-adherence is an issue. The purpose of this study was to assess drug compliance of JIA patients,to find out the proportion of patients having poor drug compliance and to find out possible reasons of poor drug compliance. This was a retrospective study conducted in the Pediatric Rheumatology follow up clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. All JIA patients attending pediatric rheumatology follow up clinic during the study period was included. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Among the total 900 registered JIA cases, 116(12.9%) patients had poor compliance. Among 116 poor compliant patients, systemic onset JIA cases were the highest (34.5%), followed by enthesitis related arthritis (30.2%). Among the poor compliant patients, 6.9% patients had regular follow up and 93.1% had irregular follow up. Major reasons of poor compliance were financial crisis, lack of awareness and difficulty in transportation. Poor compliance to treatment of JIA in our setting was common. The most important reason for poor compliance was financial crisis.

DOI 10.11648/j.ajcem.20170501.14
Published in American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2017)
Page(s) 15-18
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Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Poor Compliance, Follow Up

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  • Department of Paediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • Department of Paediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • Department of Paediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • Department of Paediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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    Mohammad Humayun Kabir, Kamrul Laila, Mujammel Haque, Shahana Akhter Rahman. Drug Compliance in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Reasons for Poor Compliance. Am J Clin Exp Med. 2017;5(1):15-18. doi: 10.11648/j.ajcem.20170501.14

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