Research Article
Factors Associated with Medication Nonadherence among Hypertensives in Ghana and Nigeria
Table 1
Distribution of study population characteristics by site.
| | Parameter | Korle Bu | P. Harcourt | Lagos | Ibadan | Pooled |
| | Total (%) | 120 (33.6) | 73 (20.4) | 79 (22.1) | 85 (23.8) | 357 (100) | | Age (years)a | 57.0 ± 13.7 | 47.4 ± 12.5 | 57.8 ± 9.8 | 62.9 ± 11.5 | 56.6 ± 13.2 | | Females (%)a | 70 (58.3) | 37 (50.7) | 56 (70.9) | 42 (49.4) | 205 (57.5) | | Insurance (%)a | 114 (95) | 20 (27.4) | 5 (6.3) | 17 (20) | 156 (43.7) | | HTN with comorbidities (%)a | 57.4 | 20.5 | 34.2 | 62.4 | 45.8 | | Depression (%) | | | | | | | No (%) | 70 (58.3) | 43 (58.9) | 60 (75.9) | 72 (84.7) | 245 (68.6) | | Mild (%) | 32 (26.7) | 18 (24.7) | 18 (22.8) | 10 (11.8) | 78 (21.8) | | Moderate (%) | 10 (8.3) | 5 (6.8) | 1 (1.3) | 3 (3.5) | 19 (5.3) | | Mord-severe (%) | 4 (3.3) | 6 (8.2) | — | — | 10 (2.8) | | Severe (%) | 4 (3.3) | 1 (1.4) | — | — | 5 (1.4) | | Total (%) | 120 (100) | 73 (100) | 79 (100) | 85 (100) | 357 (100) | | BMQ-necessity median (IQR) | 14 (11–15) | 11 (9–13) | 15 (13–15) | 10.5 (7–13) | | | BMQ-concern [median (IQR)] | 7.5 (5–11) | 11 (9–12.5) | 7 (8-9) | 7 (5–9) | | | Knowledge about HTN [median (IQR)] | 15 (14–16) | 13 (11–14) | 13 (12–15) | 14 (13–15) | 14 (13–15) | | Nonadherence (%) | 72.5 | 95.9 | 53.2 | 45.9 | 66.7 | | Medium adherence (%) | 41.7 | 12.3 | 38.0 | 32.9 | 32.8 | | Low adherence (%) | 30.8 | 83.6 | 15.2 | 12.9 | 33.9 | | Blood pressure control (%)a | 27.7 | 9.6 | 53.2 | 54.1 | 35.9 | | Educational status | | | | | | | None (%) | 6.7 | 1.4 | 53.2 | 16.5 | 18.2 | | Primary (%) | 7.5 | 31.5 | 19.0 | 21.2 | 18.2 | | Junior secondary (%) | 31.7 | 12.3 | 8.9 | 1.2 | 15.4 | | Senior Secondary (%) | 15.0 | 28.8 | 13.9 | 18.8 | 18.5 | | Tertiary (%) | 39.2 | 26.0 | 5.1 | 42.4 | 29.7 | | Occupationa | | | | | | | Petty trader (%) | 24.6 | 12.3 | 45.5 | 13.1 | 23.9 | | JCS (%) | 23.7 | 19.2 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 14.2 | | SCS (%) | 11.0 | 15.1 | 2.6 | 14.3 | 10.8 | | Businessman (%) | 11.0 | 20.5 | 22.1 | 17.9 | 17.0 | | Unemployed (%) | 4.2 | 5.5 | 15.6 | 1.2 | 6.3 | | Housewife (%) | 0.8 | 9.6 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | | Others (%) | 1.7 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 0 | 3.1 | | Artisans (%) | 5.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 4.0 | | Retired (%) | 16.9 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 41.7 | 18.2 | | Use of herbal preparation (%)a | 15.8 | 35.6 | 11.7 | 9.4 | 17.5 |
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BMQ: beliefs about medication questionnaire; IQR: interquartile range; HTN: hypertension; JCS: junior civil servant; P. Harcourt: Port Harcourt; SCS: senior civil servant.
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