title: Drug information for patients in the community.
abstract: The failure of patients to follow drug regimens may be due to lack of information or the negative attitudes of patients and health care providers. We have found that most patients in rural areas did not ask for information about their treatment because they felt their health carers had little time for such matters. These problems will continue unless practitioners at all levels make better efforts to understand their patients' perceptions of illness and treatment, and especially whether compliance with drug treatment is feasible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Zimbabwe, Harare.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chavunduka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dzimwasha
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Madondo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mafana
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mbewe
authors.forename: N Z
authors.initials: NZ
authors.lastname: Nyazema
mesh_terms: D004346:Drug Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D016312:Treatment Refusal