Table 3 Reasons for not following doctor’s advice
Reasons | n | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Worrying about potential adverse effects | 131 | 25.1 |
Believing it was the time to cease medicine for well-controlled asthma | 129 | 24.8 |
Forgotten | 42 | 8.1 |
Believing the medicine not working | 31 | 6.0 |
Adverse effects occurred | 14 | 2.7 |
Others | 49 | 9.4 |