Determinant Factors of Noncompliance on Treatment Among Hypertensive Patients Attending Outpatient Clinic in Sohag University Hospital

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1 Public health and community medicine, faculty of medicine, sohag university, sohag, Egypt

2 public health and community medicine department, faculty of medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

3 Lecturer of public health and community medicine, faculty of medicin, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

4 Lecturer of internal medicine, faculty of medicine, Sohag university, Sohag, Egypt

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Background: Hypertension predominance is expanding quickly. Uncontrolled hypertension or complications related to poor treatment adherence are a difficult challenge for everybody with hypertension, healthcare professionals and medical services frameworks. Hypertension predominance is expanding quickly. An uncontrolled hypertension or complications related to poor treatment adherence are a difficult challenge for everybody with hypertension, healthcare professionals and medical services frameworks. Aim of the work: This study aims to study the determinants of antihypertensive medications noncompliance among hypertensive patients. Methodology: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted on hypertensive patients (N=409) 18 years old and above attending internal medicine outpatient clinic at Sohag University Hospital. Results: show that 57.5% of the participants are males and 49.4% are less than 65 years. It also shows that 51.8% of the patients are smokers, 50.12% of the participants are good compliers while 49.88% of them are poor compliers. Conclusion: Elderly, Illiterate patients and patients with high Perception of the barrier were less compliant.

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