Open AccessReported adherence to antihypertensive treatment and outcome at postmortem in Southwestern Nigerians
Author(s) -
Uchenna Simon Ezenkwa,
Sebastian A. Omenai,
Olufemi J. Ogunbiyi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/nmj.nmj_99_19
Subject(s) - medicine , nigerians , blood pressure , proportional hazards model , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , law , political science
Systemic hypertension is referred to as a silent killer. Knowledge of disease and religious use of medication could mitigate against complications in hypertensives. This study evaluated outcome among decedent essential hypertensive patients in southwestern Nigeria in relation to their compliance with prescribed antihypertensive medication.