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Adherence to Antihypertensive Medications among Patients Attending Akuse Government Hospital in the Eastern Region of Ghana

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dc.contributor.author Agbalenyoh, Amariah Kadmiel
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-20T13:30:48Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-20T13:30:48Z
dc.date.issued 2022-08
dc.identifier.uri http://41.204.63.118:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/79
dc.description Master of Public Health en_US
dc.description.abstract Background: Only about half of persons take their prescribed prescriptions for chronic illnesses. The main objective of the study is to determine the factors associated with the adherence to antihypertensive treatments amongst patients at the Akuse Government Hospital at Akuse in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana. Methodology: This study employed a descriptive cross-sectional quantitative approach. The Hill-Bone Medication Adherence Scale (HB-MAS) was used for data collection. Data were analysed using STATA 17 and the results obtained were expressed as frequencies and percentages. Bivariate and Multivariate analyses were also conducted to assess the association between sociodemographic variables and adherence. Results: Majority of the respondents were males with the highest ages of 50-59 years. There was a high adherence to antihypertension medications with a percentage of 85. Statistically significant association was found between antihypertensives adherence and age with a (p-value=0.04) and the bivariate analysis also found a significant association between marital status and adherence to antihypertensives with p-value=0.016. Conclusion and Recommendation: There is a high level of adherence measured among the out-patients - 85%. It is recommended that the public health unit continues to ensure patients are educated well on their condition to enable them to become more adherent. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Ensign Global College en_US
dc.subject Antihypertensive Medications en_US
dc.subject Patients en_US
dc.subject Akuse Government Hospital en_US
dc.subject Ghana en_US
dc.subject Eastern Region en_US
dc.title Adherence to Antihypertensive Medications among Patients Attending Akuse Government Hospital in the Eastern Region of Ghana en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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