Table 1 Characteristics of enrolled patients, and association with adherence assessed by the Morisky Medication Adherence Scalea [Total N 112]
Socio-Demographic characteristics | N (%) | Adherence | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
High | Low-Mod | |||
Gender | ||||
Female | 90 (80.4) | 68 (75.6) | 22 (24.4) | 0.53 |
Male | 22 (19.6) | 18 (81.8) | 4 (18.2) | |
Age | ||||
Age 22-59 | 48 (44.9) | 36 (75) | 12 (25) | 0.88 |
Age 60-90 | 59 (55.1) | 45 (76.3) | 14 (23.7) | |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 50 (44.6) | 38 (76) | 12 (24) | 0.63 |
Widow/er | 54 (48.2) | 41 (75.9) | 13 (24.1) | |
Separated | 5 (4.4) | 5 (100) | 0 (0.0) | |
Single | 3 (2.6) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | |
Alcohol Use | ||||
Yes | 13 (11.7) | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) | 0.98 |
No | 98 (88.3) | 75 (76.5) | 23 (23.5) | |
Tobacco Use | ||||
Yes | 6 (5.4) | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | 0.69 |
No | 105 (94.6) | 80 (76.2) | 25 (23.8) | |
Education | ||||
None | 46 (41.4) | 41 (89.1) | 5 (10.9) | 0.01 |
< Primary | 19 (17.1) | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) | |
Primary | 40 (36) | 29 (72.5) | 11 (27.5) | |
≥ Secondary | 6 (5.5) | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | |
Literacy | ||||
Yes | 64 (57.7) | 44 (68.8) | 20 (31.2) | 0.01 |
No | 47 (42.3) | 42 (89.4) | 5 (10.6) | |
Health Insurance | ||||
No | 4 (3.6) | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | 1 |
Community | 108 (96.4) | 83 (76.9) | 25 (23.1) | |
Occupation | ||||
Farmer | 102 (91.1) | 78 (76.5) | 24 (23.5) | 1 |
Private Sector | 10 (8.9) | 8 (80.0) | 2 (20) | |
Clinical environment, clinical history, and clinical encounter | N (%) | High | Low-Mod | p-value |
Hospital | ||||
A | 11 (9.8) | 7 (63.6) | 4 (36.4) | 0.001 |
B | 31 (27.7) | 18 (58.1) | 13 (41.9) | |
C | 29 (25.9) | 21 (72.4) | 8 (27.6) | |
D | 41 (36.6) | 40 (97.6) | 1 (2.4) | |
Known Diagnosis of Hypertension | ||||
Today | 2 (1.8) | 2 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0.15 |
< 1 Month | 1 (0.9) | 1 (100) | 0 (0.0) | |
1 Month to < 1 Year | 43 (38.0) | 37 (86.0) | 6 (14.0) | |
1 to 5 Years | 32 (28.7) | 25 (78.1) | 7 (21.9) | |
5 to 10 Years | 18 (16.2) | 11 (64.7) | 6 (35.3) | |
> 10 Years | 16 (14.4) | 9 (56.2) | 7 (43.8) | |
BMI | ||||
< 25 | 61 (66.3) | 49 (80.3) | 12 (19.7) | 0.1 |
≥ 25 | 31 (33.7) | 20 (64.5) | 11 (35.5) | |
Target BP Achieved | ||||
Yes | 26 (29.2) | 19 (73.1) | 7 (26.9) | 0.52 |
No | 63 (70.8) | 50 (79.4) | 13 (20.6) | |
Patient Received BP Feedback | ||||
Yes | 37 (33) | 25 (67.6) | 12 (32.4) | 0.11 |
No | 75 (67) | 61 (81.3) | 14 (18.7) | |
Patient received Last Medication | ||||
Yes | 103 (94.5) | 82 (79.6) | 21 (20.4) | 0.009 |
No | 6 (5.5) | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | |
Last Pharmacy Location | ||||
N/A | 5 (4.5) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | 0.004 |
Hospital | 102 (92.8) | 81 (79.4) | 21 (20.6) | |
Private | 3 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100) | |
Used Hospital Pharmacy Today | ||||
Yes | 102 (92.7) | 82 (78.8) | 22 (21.2) | 0.06 |
No | 8 (7.3) | 4 (50) | 4 (50) | |
History of Anti-Hypertensive Medication Side Effects | ||||
Yes | 7 (6.6) | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | 0.03 |
No | 103 (93.6) | 81 (78.6) | 22 (21.4) | |