Impact of health literacy and medication adherence on achieving blood pressure goals among hypertensive patients at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study assessed hypertensive health literacy and its association with achieving blood pressure goals at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia.

Method

A cross-sectional study was conducted with 393 hypertensive patients from September 1 to October 30, 2024, selected through simple random sampling. Data were analyzed using t-tests, one-way ANOVA, and logistic regression, with p < 0.05 considered significant.

Result

Among the 393 participants, only 40.2% of participant achieved their blood pressure goal. Only 15% and 30.8% had high hypertensive health literacy and adherence levels, respectively. Participants living in an urban area (AOR = 5.1, 95% CI: 2.74-9.17, p < 0.001), with higher education (AOR = 2.7, 95% CI: 1.15-6.75

SUBMITTER: Beyna AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12818684 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature