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October 1, 2015BMC Research NotesOpen Access

Predictors of non-adherence to antihypertensive medication in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study

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Population

395 hypertensive patients at Kinshasa Primary Health-care network facilities

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

ALAimée LuleboPMPaulin B. MutomboMMMala Ali Mapatano

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Overview

Identifies modifiable adherence barriers in resource-limited hypertension care; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before practice change.

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Population
395 hypertensive patients at Kinshasa Primary Health-care network facilities
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Outcome
Non-adherence to antihypertensive medication (assessed using the Morisky Medication Scale) and its predictorspatient reported

Over half of hypertensive patients in this Congolese cohort were non-adherent to medication, with modifiable predictors including drug unavailability, poor knowledge, and prior side effects.

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Lulebo et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8bbdcf510c7253b5ded39fhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1519-8
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