Paper Title
Diabetic Patients' Adherence to Medications and Related Factors in a Sample of the Iraqi Population

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to estimate the rate of adherence to anti-diabetic drugs among diabetic patients in Baghdad, Iraq. Morisky Medication Adherence Scale was used to evaluate the adherence rate in 100 diabetic patients attended the Baghdad hospital/ Medical City in 2017.The chi-square test was used to evaluate the significant association among the groups. The adherence rate in this study was considered relatively low (45%) while 55% were considered non- adherent in which interfere with their meal program are the most reasons for non-adherence. Keywords - Adherence rate, Diabetes mellitus, Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-4.