| Autor: |
C. Michael, Godpower, T. Tanimu, Salihu, Aliyu, Ibrahim, A. Grema, Bukar, Ibrahim, Haliru, A. Mohammed, Abubakar, B. Mutalub, Yahkub |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Ghana Medical Journal; Vol. 55 No. 4 (2021); 248-256 |
| ISSN: |
0016-9560 |
| Popis: |
Objectives: To assess the prevalence and predictors of non-adherence to clinic appointments in adult patients with poorly controlled hypertension.Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study.Setting: A primary care setting (family medicine clinic) overseen by family physicians in Kano, Nigeria.Participants: Two hundred and thirty-four randomly selected patients, aged ≥ 18 years with a diagnosis of hypertension, who had been on treatment for ≥1 year and had a current blood pressure of ≥140/90 mmHg were included.Main outcome measures: Non-adherence to clinic appointment among participantsResults: Participants’ mean age was 55±12.2 years (range: 23-85 years); they were predominantly females (163, 69.7%). Sixty (25.6%) participants were non-adherent to clinic-appointments. Being employed (OR [Odds ratio] =2.92, 95%CI [confident interval] =1.52-5.65, P=0.002), inability of participants or their children to pay the medical bills (OR=2.92,95%CI=1.42-6.00, P=0.004), and systolic blood pressure (SBP) of |
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