Open AccessAdherence to treatment among hypertensives of rural Kerala, India
Author(s) -
Arjun Balasubramanian,
Sreejith S. Nair,
P S Rakesh,
K Leelamoni
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_423_16
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , logistic regression , medication adherence , pharmacy , cross sectional study , population , asymptomatic , blood pressure , family medicine , environmental health , pathology
Poor adherence is an important barrier to adequate blood pressure control among the diagnosed hypertensives. The study aimed at assessing the level of adherence to medication and to identify factors associated with it in people with hypertension in a rural population of Kerala.