A cross-sectional study on the rate of non-adherence to anti-seizure medications and factors associated with non-adherence among patients with epilepsy

Kai Xuan Teh; Nevein Philip Botross Henien; Lyang Shenz Wong; Zoe Kee Hui Wong; Raja Zarina Raja Ismail; Hamdi Najman Achok; Jeevitha Mariapun; Nor’azim Mohd Yunos

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0235674

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A cross-sectional study on the rate of non-adherence to anti-seizure medications and factors associated with non-adherence among patients with epilepsy

Kai Xuan Teh,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Clinical School Johor Bahru, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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Nevein Philip Botross Henien ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: nevein.botross@monash.edu

Affiliation Clinical School Johor Bahru, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3709-0508

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Lyang Shenz Wong,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Clinical School Johor Bahru, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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Zoe Kee Hui Wong,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Clinical School Johor Bahru, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6976-6173

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Raja Zarina Raja Ismail,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Clinical School Johor Bahru, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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Hamdi Najman Achok,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Project administration, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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Jeevitha Mariapun,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Clinical School Johor Bahru, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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Nor’azim Mohd Yunos

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Clinical School Johor Bahru, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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A cross-sectional study on the rate of non-adherence to anti-seizure medications and factors associated with non-adherence among patients with epilepsy

Kai Xuan Teh,
Nevein Philip Botross Henien,
Lyang Shenz Wong,
Zoe Kee Hui Wong,
Raja Zarina Raja Ismail,
Hamdi Najman Achok,
Jeevitha Mariapun,
Nor’azim Mohd Yunos

Published: July 10, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235674

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