The non-adherence rate was 80.9%
(152 of 188) and a pattern of non-adherence
was seen across all age groups, chemotherapy
combinations and disease stage. Forty (21.3%)
patients defaulted before the end of the first
course while 95 (50.5%) patients defaulted
within the first three courses of chemotherapy.
Also, we found that at one year after
defaulting, 111(73%) of these patients had not
returned for further treatment and many were
subsequently lost to follow up. Only 7 patients
came back to continue treatment within a
month of defaulting.