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Table 1 Participants’ response to the 9-item modified Adherence Predictor Scale (n = 605)

From: Correction to: Treatment adherence and blood pressure outcome among hypertensive out-patients in two tertiary hospitals in Sokoto, Northwestern Nigeria

Statements

Yes, n (%)

No, n (%)

Question 1

404 (66.8)

201 (33.2)

Question 2

106 (17.5)

499 (82.5)

Question 3

154 (25.5)

451 (74.5)

Question 4

311 (51.4)

294 (48.6)

Question 5

230 (38.0)

375 (62.0)

Question 6

276 (45.6)

329 (54.4)

Question 7

336 (55.5)

269 (44.5)

Question 8

301 (49.8)

304 (50.2)

Question 9

 Never

192 (31.7)

 

 Once in a while

248 (41.0)

 

 Sometimes

161 (26.6)

 

 Often

4 (0.7)

 

Cut–off

Number (%)

Remark

Total score < 1

54 (8.9)

Adherence

Total score > 1

551 (91.1)

Non-adherence

  1. A “Yes” response is assigned a score of “1” suggesting non-adherence and “No”/Never, a score of “zero” indicating better adherence behaviour. Complete responses to all the 9-item questions were considered for distribution into the binary categories of adherence versus non-adherence, n number