Open AccessTrust, Medication Adherence, and Hypertension Control in Southern African American Men
Author(s) -
Keith Elder,
Zo Ramamonjiarivelo,
Jacqueline Wiltshire,
Crystal N. Piper,
Wendy S. Horn,
Keon L. Gilbert,
Sandral Hullett,
Jeroan J. Allison
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.300777
Subject(s) - medication adherence , medicine , african american , odds , odds ratio , family medicine , demography , gerontology , logistic regression , ethnology , sociology , history
We examined the relationship between trust in the medical system, medication adherence, and hypertension control in Southern African American men. The sample included 235 African American men aged 18 years and older with hypertension. African American men with higher general trust in the medical system were more likely to report better medication adherence (odds ratio [OR] = 1.06), and those with higher self-efficacy were more likely to report better medication adherence and hypertension control (OR = 1.08 and OR = 1.06, respectively).