Research Article
Qualitative Study of Barriers to Adherence to Antihypertensive Medication among Rural Women in India
Table 2
Sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors.
| Variables (n=30) | Prevalence () |
| Age | 56.5+8.9 (range 25-69) |
| Educational status | | Illiterate/primary | 21(70.0) | Secondary | 9 (30.0) |
| Occupation | | Housewife | 22 (73.3) | Manual labor | 6 (20.0) | Others | 2 (6.7) |
| Income (Indian rupees INR) (1 Euro=80 INR) | | <15,000 per year | 14 (46.7) | 16,000-30,000 per year | 10 (33.3) | >30,000 per year | 6 (20.0) |
| Smoking/tobacco use | 5 (16.7) |
| Physical activity patterns | | Physical inactivity | 16 (53.3) | Leisure-time physical activity | 4 (13.3) |
| Attempts at lifestyle change advised/modified | | Smoking/tobacco use | 5/4 (80.0) | Physical inactivity | 29/16 (55.1) | Weight reduction | 6/21 (28.6) | Dietary salt control | 30/4 (13.3) | Greater fruit/vegetable intake | 30/5 (16.7) | Reduction of fried foods | 29/26 (89.6) | Reduction of sugar sweetened beverages | 28/20 (71.4) |
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