From: Treatment adherence among patients with hypertension: findings from a cross-sectional study
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Age | Less than 45 | 39 | 12.7 |
45–55 | 96 | 31.4 | |
56–65 | 132 | 43.1 | |
More than 65 | 39 | 12.7 | |
Gender | Male | 227 | 74.2 |
Female | 79 | 25.8 | |
Marital status | Married | 282 | 92.2 |
Single | 5 | 1.6 | |
Divorced | 11 | 3.6 | |
Widow/ Widower | 8 | 2.6 | |
Educational level | College | 76 | 24.8 |
High school | 170 | 55.6 | |
Middle school | 14 | 4.6 | |
Elementary school | 40 | 13.1 | |
Illiterate | 6 | 2 | |
Occupation | Public | 89 | 29.1 |
Military | 90 | 29.4 | |
Private | 8 | 2.6 | |
Retired | 75 | 24.5 | |
Unemployed | 44 | 14.4 | |
Monthly income in Saudi Riyal | Less than 5000 | 82 | 26.8 |
5000–9999 | 149 | 48.7 | |
10,000–14,999 | 47 | 15.4 | |
15,000–20,000 | 21 | 6.9 | |
More than 20,000 | 7 | 2.3 | |
Comorbidity | No | 86 | 28.1 |
One | 109 | 35.6 | |
More than one | 111 | 36.3 | |
Number of clinic visits in the last year | One | 43 | 14.1 |
Two | 90 | 29.4 | |
Three | 74 | 24.2 | |
Four | 66 | 21.6 | |
More than four | 33 | 10.8 | |
Distance (driving time) from home to clinic | Less than 30 min | 40 | 13.1 |
30–60 min | 209 | 68.3 | |
More than 60 min | 57 | 18.6 | |
Number of medication | Less than 4 | 210 | 68.6 |
4 or more | 96 | 31.4 | |
Presence of side effects | Yes | 60 | 19.6 |
No | 246 | 80.4 | |
Stop taking medication when he/she is sick | Yes | 15 | 4.9 |
No | 291 | 95.1 | |
Stop taking medications when it is not available at the pharmacy | Yes | 27 | 8.8 |
No | 279 | 91.2 | |
Knowledge about hypertension | Good | 155 | 50.7 |
Poor | 151 | 49.3 |