A Study on Knowledge, Awareness, and Medication Adherence in Patients with Hypertension from a Tertiary Care Centre from Northern Sri Lanka

Objective. To assess the patient’s knowledge and awareness about hypertension and adherence to antihypertensive medication among hypertensive patients with validated Morisky questionnaires in a tertiary care centre of northern Sri Lanka. Methods. A cross-sectional descriptive comparative study was c...

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Main Authors: S. Pirasath, T. Kumanan, M. Guruparan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hypertension
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9656450