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Predictors of Noncompliance to Antihypertensive Therapy among Hypertensive Patients Ghana: Application of Health Belief Model
- Source :
- International Journal of Hypertension, Vol 2018 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2018.
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Abstract
- This study determined noncompliance to antihypertensive therapy (AHT) and its associated factors in a Ghanaian population by using the health belief model (HBM). This descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at Kintampo Municipality in Ghana recruited a total of 678 hypertensive patients. The questionnaire constituted information regarding sociodemographics, a five-Likert type HBM questionnaire, and lifestyle-related factors. The rate of noncompliance to AHT in this study was 58.6%. The mean age (SD) of the participants was 43.5 (±5.2) years and median duration of hypertension was 2 years. Overall, the five HBM constructs explained 31.7% of the variance in noncompliance to AHT with a prediction accuracy of 77.5%, after adjusting for age, gender, and duration of condition. Higher levels of perceived benefits of using medicine [aOR=0.55(0.36-0.82),p=0.0001] and cue to actions [aOR=0.59(0.38-0.90),p=0.0008] were significantly associated with reduced noncompliance while perceived susceptibility [aOR=3.05(2.20-6.25), p
- Subjects :
- Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20900384 and 20900392
- Volume :
- 2018
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- International Journal of Hypertension
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.273de0f33b004de3b164606aa2987366
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4701097