TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mondaye,Bernice Blessed
AU  - Yeşilada,Figen
TI  - HEALTH LITERACY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON  MEDICATION ADHERENCE OF LIBERIAN  PATIENTS
PY  - 2023///
KW  - Health literacy
KW  - Dissertations, Academic
KW  -  Patients
KW  - Liberia
N1  - Thesis (MSc) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Health Care Organizations Management Department; Includes bibliography (sheets 43-51)
N2  - ABSTRACT
The aim of the study is to examine health literacy and its influence on medication 
adherence of Liberian patients: a moderating role of social support. This is because a 
lot of patients do not take their medications as directed by their doctors or other 
medical professionals. Examples include not comprehending the directions, 
forgetfulness, taking multiple medications with various regimens, experiencing 
undesirable side effects, or the medication not appearing to be working. Cost can also 
be a factor in medication adherence where patients cannot afford to fill their 
prescriptions or choose to take less than the recommended dose to extend the duration 
of the prescription. 
However, a quantitative research approach was chosen for this study. Using structured 
data collection techniques, theoretically derived research hypotheses were examined 
using correlation and multiple regression analysis. And the result shows that health 
literacy have moderate influence on medication adherence among Liberian patients 
and this influece can also be moderated by the role social support.
Keywords: Health Literacy, Medication Adherence, Social Support, Patients

ER  -