title: Qualitative assessment of medication adherence at an urban leprosy outpatient clinic in Hyderabad, India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to measure medication adherence amongst outpatients attending an urban leprosy clinic in Hyderabad, India.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study of observational design, the urine spot test and Morisky Scale questionnaire were concurrently used as qualitative measures of medication adherence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty two patients met the inclusion criteria for this study; 13 patients (25%) were non-adherent according to the Morisky scale questionnaire and 17 patients (33%) according to the urine spot test. 48% of patients were non-adherent on the basis of the urine spot test and/or the Morisky scale questionnaire.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest that poor medication adherence remains an ongoing issue in the management of outpatients with leprosy.
authors.affiliation: Medical Microbiology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, UK. dweiand@nhs.net
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weiand
authors.forename: W Cairns
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Syed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muzaffarullah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007918:Leprosy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D019370:Observation; D010045:Outpatients; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D007917:Leprostatic Agents