Research Article

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

Table 6

Association between access to antihypertensive medications and blood pressure control.

ParameterUHS (n = 143)KATH (n = 342)
ControlledUncontrolledControlledUncontrolled

Percentages of medicines obtained from the hospital pharmacy
 70–10046 (70.7%)37 (47.4%)98 (60.9%)102 (56.4%)
 69 and below19 (29.3%)41 (52.6%)63 (39.1%)79 (43.6%)
 Total65 (100%)78 (100%)161 (100%)181 (100%)