Table 2 Adherence to antihypertensive medications among hypertensive patients attending UOGCSH (N = 249)
| Number (Percent) | |
|---|---|
| Level of adherence | |
| Good (≥80%) | 156 (62.7%) |
| Poor (< 80%) | 93 (37.3%) |
| Reasons for poor adherence | |
| Forgetfulness | 50 (20.1%) |
| Economic reasons | 6 (2.4%) |
| Drug cause discomfort or malaise | 6 (2.4%) |
| BP was normal | 1 (0.4%) |
| BP was too low | 3 (1.2%) |
| Unavailability of drugs in the market | 7 (2.8%) |
| Fasting | 14 (5.6%) |
| Traveling | 5 (2.0%) |
| Forgetfulness and economic reasons | 1 (0.4%) |
| Importance of missed dose on BP | |
| None | 160 (64.3%) |
| Little | 31 (12.4%) |
| Some | 25 (10.0%) |
| Many | 33 (13.3%) |