Research Article
Qualitative Study of Barriers to Adherence to Antihypertensive Medication among Rural Women in India
Table 3
Hypertension-specific behavioral factors.
| | Variables (n=30) | Prevalence () |
| | Adherence to drug treatment | | | High | 10 (33.3) | | Medium | 9 (30.0) | | Low | 11 (36.7) |
| | Knowledge of hypertension | | | No knowledge | 10 (33.3) | | Little knowledge | 16 (53.3) | | Familiar | 3 (10.0) |
| | BP measurements | | | Within 1 month | 0 | | Within 6 months | 27 (90.0) | | > 6 months ago | 3 (10.0) |
| | Transport to hospital | | | Public transport | 19 (63.3) | | Private car/motorbike | 6 (20.0) | | Walk | 5 (16.7) |
| | Mode of payment of fees/medicines | | | Current income/savings | 30 (100.0) | | Borrowing | 15 (50.0) | | Mortgage | 1 (3.3) | | Health insurance | 2 (6.7) |
| | Healthcare utilization in past 12 months | | | Community health centre | 11 (36.7) | | Alternative medicine specialist | 8 (26.7) | | Emergency room visit | 2 (6.7) |
| | Anti-hypertensive drugs prescribed | | | Angiotensin receptor blockers | 23 (76.7) | | Calcium channel blockers | 16 (53.3) | | Thiazide-type diuretics | 7 (23.3) | | Beta blockers | 3 (10.0) | | Centrally acting alpha blockers | 1 (3.3) | | Aldosterone antagonist | 1 (3.3) |
| | Drug prescribing patterns by physicians | | | Single drug | 17 (56.7) | | Drug combinations | 13 (43.3) |
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