Open AccessUsing the Health Belief Model to Explain the Patient’s Compliance to Anti-hypertensive Treatment in Three District Hospitals - Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: A Cross Section Study
Author(s) -
Angelina A. Joho
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
east african health research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2520-5285
pISSN - 2520-5277
DOI - 10.24248/eahrj.v5i1.651
Subject(s) - medicine , tanzania , health belief model , compliance (psychology) , multistage sampling , cross sectional study , dar es salaam , multivariate analysis , public health , family medicine , environmental health , health education , psychology , nursing , pathology , social psychology , environmental science , environmental planning
Hypertension remains a public-health challenge globally. Its prevention, early detection, proper and adequate treatment and control should be given high consideration to prevent occurrence of cardiovascular disease and stroke. This study is guided by the Health Belief Model (HBM) to investigate the influence of treatment compliance using HBM constructs among elderly hypertensive patients in 3 regional hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.