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PS-P05-3: ASPECTS AND DETERMINANTS OF TREATMENT COMPLIANCE AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS I THE MAKWALLA HEALTH CARE SERVICES HOSPITALS

Dennis Anthony Musango, Augustine Anayo Onyeagala

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Hypertension, a major cardiovascular risk factor, has become a public health problem in developing countries. It affects almost every household of adult population in black Africa, with higher rates in urban areas.(1) Adherence to treatment of chronic conditions such as hypertension is difficult especially when results are not very evident. Poor adherence leads to loss of control of hypertension and later to occurrence of complications. (2), (3) Compliance to hypertension treatment involves not only taking the prescribed drugs but also lifestyle modification. Patients knowledge about hypertension is another important factor for good compliance.(4)

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Hypertension, a major cardiovascular risk factor, has become a public health problem in developing countries. It affects almost every household of adult population in black Africa, with higher rates in urban areas.(1) Adherence to treatment of chronic conditions such as hypertension is difficult especially when results are not very evident. Poor adherence leads to loss of control of hypertension and later to occurrence of complications. (2), (3) Compliance to hypertension treatment involves not only taking the prescribed drugs but also lifestyle modification. Patients knowledge about hypertension is another important factor for good compliance.(4)

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Hypertension, a major cardiovascular risk factor, has become a public health problem in developing countries. It affects almost every household of adult population in black Africa, with higher rates in urban areas.(1) Adherence to treatment of chronic conditions such as hypertension is difficult especially when results are not very evident. Poor adherence leads to loss of control of hypertension and later to occurrence of complications. (2), (3) Compliance to hypertension treatment involves not only taking the prescribed drugs but also lifestyle modification. Patients knowledge about hypertension is another important factor for good compliance.(4)

Key concepts: Medicine, Compliance (psychology), Risk factor, Hypertension treatment, Patient compliance, Intensive care medicine, Population, Chronic hypertension

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