Syed, Easin UddinNazme, Adnan Md.2021-09-142021-09-1420212021-01ID: 16146026http://hdl.handle.net/10361/15008Cataloged from PDF version of thesis report.Includes bibliographical references (pages 28-33).This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy, 2021Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a persistent infection that influences joints and outbreak of RA has been accelerating day by day in Bangladesh. The study aims to assess disease related knowledge, medication adherence of RA patients. A randomized study was performed among 217 RA patients in 2 months and the patients were rated according to scoring rules. We found from this study 40.5% of respondents were adherent to medication and 32.3% were knowledgeable about having disease knowledge. Next, we observed that odds of being nonadherent to medications is 4.71 (95% CI 2.64-11.33) for the middle age group than respondents from other age groups. Results of the regression between ESR and medication adherence indicated two predictors explained 71.4% of the variance (R2 =.71403, p<.01). Although more research is needed to establish the relationship and our findings suggest a need to sensitize the health care sector about potential risks associated with Rheumatoid arthritis.37 Pagesen-USBrac University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.Rheumatoid ArthritisPatients’ knowledgeMedication adherence.Survey studyAssessmentThesis