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

Table 5

Effect of knowledge and adherence on blood pressure control.

Parameter	UHS (n = 143)		KATH (n = 342)
	Controlled	Uncontrolled	Controlled	Uncontrolled
Knowledge on precautionary measures
No	24 (36.9%)	46 (59.0%)	37 (23.0%)	109 (60.2%)
Yes	41 (63.1%)	32 (41.0%)	124 (77.0%)	72 (39.8%)
Total	65 (100%)	78 (100%)	161 (100%)	181 (100%)
Adherence score
Adherent (6–10)	37 (56.9%)	33 (42.3%)	94 (58.3%)	84 (46.4%)
Nonadherent (0–5)	28 (43.1%)	45 (57.7%)	67 (41.7%)	97 (53.6%)
Total	65 (100%)	78 (100%)	161 (100%)	181 (100%)