Table 5 Drug treatment of adherents and nonadherent hypertensive people drug treatment, during the COVID-19 pandemic
Variable | Adherence | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Total | ||
No. of prescribed drugs | 7.1 ± 2.6 | 6.8 ± 2.6 | 7.4 ± 2.8 | 0.412a |
No. of antihypertensives prescribed | 3.2 ± 1.1 | 3.3 ± 1.2 | 3.2 ± 1.2 | 0.563b |
1 | 10 (6.1) | 8 (6.9) | 18 (6.0) | 0.645a |
2–3 | 89 (53.9) | 56 (48.3) | 145 (52.0) | |
≥ 4 | 66 (40.0) | 52 (44.8) | 118 (42.0) | |
Acquisition of antihypertensive drugs | ||||
Buy | 11 (6.7) | 8 (6.9) | 19 (6.8) | 0.203c |
Pick it up directly at the hospital pharmacy or popular pharmacy | 27 (16.4) | 25 (21.6) | 52 (18.5) | |
Receive from the hospital at home by mail | 88 (53.3) | 67 (57.7) | 155 (55.2) | |
Pick up at the health center | 39 (23.6) | 16 (13.8) | 55 (19.5) | |
Difficulties during the pandemic to acquire antihypertensive drugs | ||||
Hospital related | ||||
Failed to deliver or was delayed | 33 (37.5) | 31 (46.3) | 64 (22.6) | 0.396c |
Partially received the medicines | 23 (26.1) | 12 (17.9) | 35 (41.3) | |
There was no difficulty | 32 (36.4) | 24 (35.8) | 56 (36.1) | |
Health center related | ||||
Yes | 11 (28.2) | 6 (37.5) | 17 (30.9) | 0.533c |
No | 28 (71.8) | 10 (62.5) | 38 (69.1) | |
Ran out of antihypertensive medication during quarantine | ||||
Yes | 10 (6.1) | 18 (15.5) | 28 (10.0) | 0.009b |
No | 155 (93.9) | 98 (84.5) | 253 (90.0) | |