Blood Pressure Control, Accessibility, and Adherence to Antihypertensive Medications: Patients Seeking Care in Two Hospitals in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of participants.

Parameter	UHS (n = 143)	KATH (n = 342)	Distribution
Age
30–40 years	4 (2.8%)	21 (6.1%)	0.225
41–50 years	25 (17.5%)	47 (13.7%)
51–60 years	31 (21.7%)	88 (25.7%)
61–70 years	56 (39.2%)	186 (54.4%)
More than 70 years	27 (18.9%)	0
Sex
Male	48 (33.8%)	94 (27.5%)	−0.692
Female	94 (66.2%)	248 (72.5%)
Duration of the disease
1–5	42 (29.4%)	54 (15.8%)	0.230
6–10	66 (46.2%)	73 (21.3%)
11–15	17 (11.9%)	118 (34.5%)
16–20	15 (10.4%)	39 (11.4%)
20 and above	3 (2.1%)	58 (17.0%)
Medication refill duration (months)
1–3	89 (62.1%)	118 (34.5%)	−0.532
4–6	54 (37.8%)	207 (60.5%)
7–9	0	17 (5.0%)
BP categories (mmHg)
<120/80	21 (14.7%)	55 (16.1%)	−0.625
120–139/80–89	50 (34.9%)	106 (31.0%)
Above 140/90	72 (50.4%)	181 (52.9%)
Comorbid conditions
Stroke	0	17 (5.0%)	0.332
CKD	7 (4.9%)	9 (2.6%)
Diabetes	23 (16.1%)	9 (2.6%)