Non-adherence to antihypertensive pharmacotherapy in Buea, Cameroon: a cross-sectional community-based study

Non-adherence to antihypertensive pharmacotherapy in Buea, Cameroon: a cross-sectional community-based study

Abstract Background Hypertension is a challenging public health problem with a huge burden in the developing countries. Non-adherence to antihypertensive treatment is a big obstacle in blood pressure (BP) control and favours disease progression to complications. Our objectives were to determine the...

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Main Authors: Nkengla Menka Adidja, Valirie Ndip Agbor, Jeannine A. Aminde, Calypse A. Ngwasiri, Kathleen Blackett Ngu, Leopold Ndemnge Aminde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Hypertension
Medication adherence
Non-adherence
Morisky scale
Cameroon
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-018-0888-z

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