Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
International Journal of Hypertension
ISSN
2090-0384
Volume
2018
First Page
4701097
Last Page
4701097
PubMed ID
30018819
Publisher
Hindawi Limited
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
29412
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
DOI
10.1155/2018/4701097
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Comments
Obirikorang, Y., Obirikorang, C., Acheampong, E., Odame Anto, E., Gyamfi, D., Philip Segbefia, S., . . . Amoah, B. (2018). Predictors of noncompliance to antihypertensive therapy among hypertensive patients ghana: Application of health belief model. International Journal of Hypertension, 201. Available here