Open AccessMedication adherence and 24-h blood pressure in apparently uncontrolled hypertensive Nigerian patients
Author(s) -
Abiodun M. Adeoye,
Akindele O. Adebiyi,
Oladimeji Adebayo,
Mayowa Owolabi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_147_18
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , medication adherence , ambulatory blood pressure , ambulatory , population , physical therapy , environmental health
Uncontrolled hypertension is a major risk for major cardiovascular events. While medication adherence determines blood pressure (BP) control, studies on treatment adherence among apparently uncontrolled hypertensives are sorely lacking in sub-Saharan Africa. We report the pattern and correlate of medication adherence among the uncontrolled hypertensive population.