Key result
Overall adherence to antihypertensive treatment was 64.6%, and knowledge about hypertension and its treatment was strongly associated with better adherence (AOR 6.21).
Cross-Sectional (n=384)
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Odds Ratio: 6.21 (95% CI 3.22–11.97)
In a Northwest Ethiopian cohort, nearly 35% of hypertensive patients were non-adherent to therapy, with male sex, longer distance to hospital, multiple comorbidities, and poor knowledge of hypertension identified as key risk factors for non-adherence.
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Knowledge may support adherence counseling in similar settings; leaves open causal effects and intervention efficacy in trials.
Ambaw et al. (2012) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=384). Knowledge about hypertension and its treatment vs. Lack of knowledge about hypertension was evaluated on Adherence to antihypertensive treatment (AOR 6.21, 95% CI 3.22-11.97). Overall adherence to antihypertensive treatment was 64.6%, and knowledge about hypertension and its treatment was strongly associated with better adherence (AOR 6.21).
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