Research Article
Assessing Barriers to and Level of Adherence to Hypertension Therapy among Palestinians Living in the Gaza Strip: A Chance for Policy Innovation
Table 2
Medical history of participants.
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
| Length for diagnoses with hypertension | Range: 1–40 years | Mean: 9.77 (±7.48) | 1–5 years | 253 | 39.0 | 6–10 years | 184 | 28.4 | 11–15 years | 94 | 14.5 | ≥16 years | 117 | 18.1 |
| Presence of comorbidities | Yes | 395 | 61.5 | No | 247 | 109 | One | 301 | 38.5 | Two | 87 | 74.7 | Three or more | 15 | 21.6 | Diabetes | 275 | 3.7 | Heart disease | 123 | | Other chronic diseases | 109 | |
| Number of antihypertensive medications | One | 420 | 64.8 | Two | 147 | 22.7 | Three | 13 | 2.0 | Missing (or do not know the name of their drugs) | 68 | 10.5 |
| List of antihypertensive medications | Amlodipine besylate | 299 | 54.56 | Enalapril | 152 | 27.74 | Losartan | 31 | 5.66 | Bisoprolol | 106 | 19.34 | Atenolol | 142 | 25.91 | Co-Diovan (valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide) | 23 | 4.20 | Valsartan | 51 | 9.31 | Other medications | 51 | 9.31 |
| Adjunct medications | Diuretics | 79 | 12.2 | Low-dose aspirin | 127 | 22.7 |
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