Determinants of patient′s adherence to hypertension medications in a rural population of Kancheepuram District in Tamil Nadu, South India

Determinants of patient′s adherence to hypertension medications in a rural population of Kancheepuram District in Tamil Nadu, South India

Context: Non-communicable diseases, no longer a disease of the rich, impose a great threat in the developing nations due to demographic and epidemiological transition. This increasing burden of non-communicable diseases and their risk factors is worrisome. Adherence to hypertension (HT) medication i...

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Main Authors: J Venkatachalam, Sherin Billy Abrahm, Zile Singh, P Stalin, G R Sathya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Subjects:
Health belief model
hypertension
non-adherence
rural area
Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2015;volume=40;issue=1;spage=33;epage=37;aulast=Venkatachalam

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