Research Article
Discharge against Medical Advice at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana
Table 4
Factors influencing DAMA.
| Factors | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
| Prefer herbal treatment | 59 | 28.1 | Cannot afford investigations | 49 | 23.3 | Cannot afford medications | 12 | 5.7 | Cannot afford surgery | 5 | 2.4 | General financial constrains | 20 | 9.5 | Fear of interventions | 6 | 2.9 | Domestic issues | 5 | 2.4 | Others | 9 | 4.3 | Missing | 45 | 21.4 | Total | 210 | 100 |
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