Table 4 Reasons for non-adherence to pharmacological prophylaxis
Reason | Number of patients (%a) |
|---|---|
Ineffectiveness | 19 (12.8) |
Side effects | 41 (27.6) |
Fear of side effects | 2 (1.4) |
Pregnancy | 4 (2.7) |
Physician’s advice at MTP | 13 (8.8) |
Denial of daily medication intake | 6 (4.1) |
General non-compliance | 14 (9.5) |
Discontinuation | 6 (9.5) |
No further need because of improvement | 9 (6.1) |
Preference of non-pharmacological approaches | 4 (2.7) |
Contraindications | 1 (0.7) |
Advice of another person (change/termination of prophylaxis)b | 47 (31.8) (40/7) |
Not specified | 8 (5.4) |