1. World problems
  2. Refusal of drug treatment

Refusal of drug treatment

  • Failure to take prescribed medical treatment

Nature

People refuse to take prescribed medical drugs for many reasons; laziness, failure to understand the consequences of not taking the drugs and belief that the consequences of recovery from the illness are worse than the consequences of the illness.

Incidence

Russian prisoners refuse to take drugs for tuberculosis because they fear that if they recover, they would be sent to a labour camp, which would be even worse than the squalid prisons they live in.

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Refusal
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #1: No PovertySustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Subject
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Language
English
Last update
Dec 3, 2024