Compliance and Barriers of Beta-Thalassaemia Patients towards Iron Chelation Therapy in Hospital Keningau, Sabah

Authors

  • Elfira Cassandra Enderik
  • Syahrizal Azizi bin Shaharudin
  • Gan Siaw Yun
  • Tan Wei Chong
  • Arthur James Adong
  • Jackie Ho Chit Khong
  • Shamadevi Pasupathi
  • Maggie Low May Yee
  • Sivaraj Raman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.vi1.1795

Keywords:

thalassaemia, compliance, knowledge, factor

Abstract

Introduction

Long-term survival in beta-thalassaemia major is strongly influenced by adherence to iron chelation therapy. Identifying factors that influence compliance remains the first step in improving iron chelation therapy.

 

Author Biographies

Elfira Cassandra Enderik

Pharmacy Department,
Hospital Keningau, Keningau,
Sabah, Malaysia

Syahrizal Azizi bin Shaharudin

Pharmacy Department,
Hospital Keningau, Keningau,
Sabah, Malaysia

Gan Siaw Yun

Pharmacy Department,
Hospital Keningau, Keningau,
Sabah, Malaysia

Tan Wei Chong

Pharmacy Department,
Hospital Keningau, Keningau,
Sabah, Malaysia

Arthur James Adong

Pharmacy Department,
Hospital Keningau, Keningau,
Sabah, Malaysia

Jackie Ho Chit Khong

Pharmacy Department,
Hospital Keningau, Keningau,
Sabah, Malaysia

Shamadevi Pasupathi

Pharmacy Department,
Hospital Keningau, Keningau,
Sabah, Malaysia

Maggie Low May Yee

Pharmacy Department,
Hospital Keningau, Keningau,
Sabah, Malaysia

Sivaraj Raman

Pharmacy Department,
Hospital Keningau, Keningau,
Sabah, Malaysia

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Published

2019-03-28

How to Cite

Enderik, E. C., Shaharudin, S. A. bin, Siaw Yun, G., Wei Chong, T., Adong, A. J., Ho Chit Khong, J., Pasupathi, S., Low May Yee, M., & Raman, S. (2019). Compliance and Barriers of Beta-Thalassaemia Patients towards Iron Chelation Therapy in Hospital Keningau, Sabah. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS), (1), 7. https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.vi1.1795

Issue

2019: BORNEO JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (BJMS), (Suppl.), MARCH 2019

Section

Abstracts

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