Research Article

Adherence to Antihypertensive Treatment and Associated Factors in Central Ethiopia

Table 6

Responses of hypertensive patients to MMAS-8 questions in Central Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 989).

VariableFrequency%

Sometimes forget taking their drugs
 Yes36336.7
 No62663.3
Had a problem taking in the last 2 weeks
 Yes16416.6
 No82583.4
Stop taking or decrease the dose
 Yes13013.1
 No85986.9
Forget to bring along when traveling
 Yes21021.2
 No77978.8
Took their medication yesterday
 Yes80781.6
 No18218.4
Stop taking when they feel controlled
 Yes14915.1
 No84084.9
Felt hassled sticking treatment plan
 Yes15615.8
 No83384.1
Some degree of remembering a problem
 Almost never51752.3
 Sometimes40841.2
 Frequently565.7
 Always80.8