Prevalence And Adherence To Multiple Prescribed Medications And Its Predictors Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients Attending Tertiary Hospitals In Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2019

Background: -Patients with diabetes often take multiple prescription of medication due to existence of concomitant disease. Medication adherence is associated with improved health outcomes, including decreased health care costs, hospital stay, and mortality. Therefore, the aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and Adherence to multiple prescription of medications and its predictors among Type 2 Diabetic Patients visiting Diabetic Clinic of Addis Ababa tertiary Hospitals, 2019. An institutional based, cross-sectional study conducted on 417 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using systematic random sampling. Data were collected by using pre-tested interview based structured questionnaire and checklist guided document review and adherence was assessed using Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-8 (MMAS-8). From total study participants f 233(55.9%) used multiple prescribed medications (concurrent use of multiple clinically indicated medication). Multiple Prescription Medications is significantly associated with raised BMI (AOR: 0.149 CI: 0.056-0.40, p

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