Prevalence and factors associated with drug therapy problems among hypertensive patients at hypertension clinic of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda: a |cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the use of safe and effective conventional drugs, drug therapy problems (DTPs) pose a threat to the successful management of hypertension. DTPs are of a great concern in health care because of their serious consequences such as poor quality of life, increased health care costs, morbidity and mortality. However, there is no published information regarding the prevalence of DTPs and associated factors among hypertensive patients in Uganda.

Objective

The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with DTPs among hypertensive patients at the hypertension clinic of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH).

Method

A cross-sectional study was conducted at the hypertension clinic, MRRH, Uganda among 228 hypertensive patients. D

SUBMITTER: Babirye M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10101216 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature