FACTORS AFFECTING TREATMENT ADHERANCE AMONG PATIENTS ON SURGICAL WARDS SOROTI REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

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Background Non-treatment adherence has compromised the quality of care, strained healthcare resources, and resulted in poor health outcomes. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the factors affecting treatment adherence among patients in surgical wards at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. Methodology A descriptive cross-sectional study design was conducted, which utilized quantitative data collection and analysis techniques. The study was conducted at SRRH, surgical wards, with a sample size of 40. Questionnaires were used to collect data, which were simply randomly sampled. The data collected was analyzed by SPSS version 22, and the results are presented in tables and figures. Results The sample size was 40, and most of the respondents were (57.5%) were above 45 years old, resided in rural areas (62.5%), attained primary-level education (52.5%), married (40%), unemployed (57.5%), and had low-income status (52.5%). Many respondents (70%) sometimes forgot to take medication, (60%) rarely experienced side effects, (45%) believed in spiritual healing, (37.5%) in traditional beliefs, and (52.5%) deemed drug costs expensive. A significant proportion (62.5%) reported poor relationships with healthcare providers, and 57.5% received occasional education on prescribed treatment. Access to essential drugs was inconsistent, with 50% reporting difficulties. Conclusion There was poor treatment adherence among patients on surgical wards, SRRH. There is a need for continuous patient health education and improved patient-health-provider relationships. Recommendation The health workers should provide personalized support and education to patients, considering their socioeconomic background and health beliefs, emphasize medication adherence, and provide reminders to patients.

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