Non-adherence to antihypertensive drugs and its risk factors among hypertensive patients, Marrakech, Morocco.

ABSTRACT: Non-adherence to hypertensive drugs is a barrier to controlling blood pressure and decreases hypertensive patients' quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of non-adherence to hypertensive drugs among hypertensive patients treated at Marrakech's primary health care facilities. A cross-sectional survey of 922 hypertensive patients treated at Marrakech's primary health care facilities for arterial hypertension was conducted between 2021 and 2022. For collecting data, two questionnaires were employed. One was administered during an interview to patients and focused on socio-demographic, behavioral, and clinical variables, as well as hypertensive treatment characteristics and the care-patient-physician triad. The physician self-administered the second questionnai

SUBMITTER: Belayachi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11349104 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature