Journal ArticleOpen Access
Hypertension: adherence to treatment in rural Bangladesh – findings from a population-based study
Author Affiliations
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, University of Newcastle Australia, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University of Baltimore
Published InGlobal Health Action
Year2014
Citations82
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Poor adherence has been identified as the main cause of failure to control hypertension. Poor adherence to antihypertensive treatment is a significant cardiovascular risk factor, which often remains unrecognized. There are no previous studies that examined adherence with antihypertensive medication or the characteristics of the non-adherent patients in Bangladesh. OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to describe hypertension and factors affecting adherence to treatment among hypertensive persons in rural Bangladesh. DESIGN: The study population included 29,960 men and women aged 25 years and older from three rural demographic surveillance sites of the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b): Matlab, Abhoynagar, and Mirsarai. Data was collected by a cross-sectional design on diagnostic provider, initial, and current treatment. Discontinuation of medication…
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