Blood Pressure Control, Accessibility, and Adherence to Antihypertensive Medications: Patients Seeking Care in Two Hospitals in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Table 4
Antihypertensive medications prescribed for participants.
Parameter
UHS (n = 143)
KATH (n = 342)
Medicines prescribed
Calcium channel blocker + ACEI/ARB + diuretic (a)
45 (31.4%)
131 (38.2%)
Calcium channel blocker + ACEI/ARB (b)
49 (34.3%)
121 (35.4%)
Calcium channel blocker + diuretic
6 (4.2%)
37 (10.8%)
ACEI/ARB + diuretic (c)
8 (5.6%)
17 (4.9%)
Calcium channel blocker
17 (11.9%)
30 (8.8%)
Diuretic
3 (2.1%)
1 (0.3%)
Methyldopa
8 (5.6%)
101 (29.5%)
Hydralazine
0
37 (10.8%)
Statin in addition to the antihypertensive regimen
5 (3.5%)
106 (31.0%)
Beta blockers
2 (1.4%)
45 (13.1%)
a, b, and c are different combinations of antihypertensive medications used.
