Affordability effect of diabetic medicine on Patient's treatment adherence case study: Itojo Hospital in Ntungamo District.

The objective of this study was to assess the affordability effect of diabetic medicine on patient's treatment adherence among patients aged 18 and above who sought treatment at IH diabetic clinic. The source of data was primary which was collected by the researcher from IH. The independent variable was considered as affordability of the diabetic medicine and adherence was the dependent variable in this study. Findings showed that Sex, marital status, education level, estimated monthly income were significantly associated with treatment adherence at the bivariate level. The objectives of the study were looking at the affordability effect of diabetic medicine and awareness among the patients. It was found out that there is a statistically significant relationship between the two variables. Basing on the findings of the study, it is recommended that more sensitization should be put in place to help patients be informed about their health, to be educated and also made aware of how to take good care of themselves especially on the side of females as well as be trained on how to have a strong financial base as this can help improve on affordability of medicine.