Predictors of Noncompliance to Antihypertensive Therapy among Hypertensive Patients Ghana: Application of Health Belief Model

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants.

Variables	Frequency (n=678)	Percentages (%)
Age (years) (Mean ± SD)	43.5±6.2
Age Groups
31-40	301	44.4%
41-50	264	38.9%
51-60	113	16.7%
Gender
Male	344	50.7%
Female	334	49.3%
Marital Status
Single	90	13.3%
Married	452	66.7%
Divorced	51	7.5%
Separate	38	5.6%
Widowed	30	4.4%
Cohabiting	17	2.5%
Education Level
Uneducated	232	34.2%
Basic	203	30.0%
SHS	115	16.9%
Tertiary	128	18.9%
Occupational Status
Government employee	230	33.9%
Private employee	344	50.7%
Self-employed	65	9.6%
Student	5	0.7%
Unemployed	34	5.0%
Duration of Condition(years)
<5	488	72.0%
5-10	179	26.4%
>10	12	1.6%
Regular Source Income
No	412	60.8%
Yes	266	39.2%
Duration of Condition (years) (Median, IQR)	2.0(1.0-5.0)
Duration of Treatment (years) (Median, IQR)	2.0(1.0-5.0)

SD: standard deviation, IQR: interquartile range, JHS: junior high school, and SHS: senior high school.