Medication adherence and its associated factors among hypertensive patients in a tertiary health facility in Minna, North Central Nigeria
<p>Background: Poor adherence to anti-hypertensive medications has caused increased cardiovascular risk and death. Nigerians have been shown to have a worse prognosis from hypertension, poor blood pressure control, and increased risk of complications arising from poor adherence to anti-hyperte...
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Archives of Clinical Hypertension - Peertechz Publications,
2019-05-16.
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| Summary: | <p>Background: Poor adherence to anti-hypertensive medications has caused increased cardiovascular risk and death. Nigerians have been shown to have a worse prognosis from hypertension, poor blood pressure control, and increased risk of complications arising from poor adherence to anti-hypertension medication.</p><p> Objective: The objective of this study was to assess anti-hypertensive medication adherence and associated factors among hypertensive patients attending a tertiary health facility in Niger State, Nigeria</p><p>Method: A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted by administering Morisky medication adherence questionnaire to 237 study participants between February and May 2018. </p><p>Result: The overall adherence of participants to medication was 39.2% (n=237). Medication adherence was higher in younger participants (74.2%) and among females (52.7%). Similarly, adherence was more among those who took ≥3 pills (73.1%) and those who received pharmacist counseling (82.8%).</p><p>Conclusion: A low adherence level was observed in the study which needs to be recognized and improved through general adherence advocacy.</p> |
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| DOI: | 10.17352/ach.000021 |