Assessment of adherence to antihypertensive medication and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study

Parvati Nair; Sneha Nakade; Jyotsna Deshmukh

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20243296

Authors

Parvati Nair Department of Community Medicine, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Sneha Nakade Department of Community Medicine, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Jyotsna Deshmukh Department of Community Medicine, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20243296

Keywords:

Hypertension, Adherence to medication, Drug compliance, Non-communicable disease

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is a silent killer. India is home to approximately 220 million hypertensive individuals. Poor adherence to medication may lead to complications and add to the burden of disease. So, this study aims to assess medication adherence and its associated factors.

Methods: This hospital based cross sectional study was conducted at Urban Health Training center. Patients who attended Out Patient Department over the period of three months were enrolled in the study. Morisky Medication Adherence four-point scale (MMAS-4) was used to study compliance, while JAMOVI software was used for data analysis.

Results: Around half (45%) of the patients had high adherence to anti-hypertensive medication. Various sociodemographic factors like age, gender, education, occupation, family history, personal history and duration of hypertension were considered. A significant association was observed between age and duration with adherence.

Conclusions: There was significant association between age and poor adherence. Timely interventions are necessary to reinforce good compliance to antihypertensive drugs.

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