Non-adherence to oral antidiabetic medications among patients with type 2 diabetes: evidence from a nationwide multicentre study in a lower-middle-income country
Non-adherence to oral antidiabetic medication is prevalent and influenced by diverse personal, socioeconomic, and health-related factors. Targeted interventions addressing modifiable risk factors could improve adherence, ultimately reduce the healthcare burden and enhancing outcomes for patients with diabetes in Pakistan.
Authors
- Javeria Saleem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4295-7057)
- Ali Hassan Gillani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8628-9030)
- Ahmad Farid Umar
- Asif Hanif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2670-6402)
- Waseela Ashraf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2236-8581)
- Muhammad Virk
- Muhammad Arshed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0683-9610)
- Muhammad Maaz Arif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0834-7773)
- Muhammad Zahid Naeem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1787-5439)
- Muhammad Farooq Umer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3212-0188)
- Mehwish Kiran
- S Azhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5189-8174)
- Shafqat Qamer
Institutions
- Sakarya University (TR)
- University of Debrecen (HU)
- University of Dubai (AE)
- University of Lahore (PK)
- Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University (SA)
- Baqai Medical University (PK)
- CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry (PK)
- King Faisal University (SA)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25031-x
- Primary Topic
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Qatar University
- King Faisal University