V. Jayaseelan|Sherin Billy Abrahm|Zile Singh|P Stalin|G R Sathya
Determinants of patient?s adherence to hypertension medications in a rural population of Kancheepuram District in Tamil Nadu, South India
Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences|Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences|Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences|Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences|Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences
noncommunicable diseases longer disease rich impose great threat developing nations due demographic epidemiological transition increasing burden noncommunicable diseases risk factors worrisome adherence hypertension ht medication important improving quality life preventing complications htto study factors determining adherence ht medicationa communitybased crosssectional study conducted rural area kancheepuram district tamil nadu total population around 16005this study carried period 6 months februaryjuly using prestructured validated questionnaire eligible participants selected housetohouse survey individuals available three consecutive visits excluded study questionnaire included information demographic characteristics lifestyle habits adherence ht medication blood pressure body mass index bmi caste classified based tamil nadu public service commissiondata entered ms excel analyzed spss version 16 p value 005 considered statistically significant ethical consideration informed verbal consent obtained prior data collection patients adherence ht medication assessed using morisky 4item selfreport measure medicationtaking behavior mmas4we studied 473 hypertensive patients 226 males 247 females prevalence adherence 241 n 114 study population respondents regular physical activity nonsmokers nonalcoholics adherent ht medication compared respondents sedentary lifestyle smoking alcohol intake p 0005 based health belief model respondents perceived high susceptibility severity benefit better adherence compared moderate low susceptibility severity benefit