Research Article

Discharge against Medical Advice at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana

Table 4

Factors influencing DAMA.

FactorsFrequencyPercentage (%)

Prefer herbal treatment5928.1
Cannot afford investigations4923.3
Cannot afford medications125.7
Cannot afford surgery52.4
General financial constrains209.5
Fear of interventions62.9
Domestic issues52.4
Others94.3
Missing4521.4
Total210100