Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (n = 600)
Characteristic | High adherence (n = 134) N (%) | Moderate adherence (n = 349) N (%) | Low adherence (n = 117) N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||
Age, mean (SD) | 56.7 ± 10.8 | 60.1 ± 11.6 | 59.6 ± 12.1** |
Gender | |||
Male | 59 (44) | 180 (51.6) | 58 (49.6) |
Female | 75 (56) | 169 (48.4) | 59 (50.4) |
Residence | |||
Urban | 72 (53.7) | 166 (47.6) | 62 (53) |
Rural | 62 (46.3) | 183 (52.4) | 55 (47) |
Marital status | |||
Married | 111 (82.8) | 284 (81.4) | 91 (77.8) |
Single/Divorced/Widowed | 23 (17.2) | 65 (18.6) | 26 (22.2) |
Work status | |||
Working | 34 (25.4) | 76 (21.8) | 27 (23.1) |
Not working | 100 (74.6) | 273 (78.2) | 90 (76.9) |
Educational level | |||
Illiterate / Primary school | 71 (53) | 226 (64.8) | 84 (71.8)* |
High school | 26 (19.4) | 62 (17.8) | 17 (14.5) |
College | 37 (27.6) | 61 (17.5) | 16 (13.7) |
Smoking status | |||
Current smoker | 25 (18.7) | 98 (28.1) | 33 (28.2)** |
Ex- smoker | 25 (18.7) | 91 (26.1) | 38 (32.5) |
Never smoker | 84 (62.6) | 160 (45.8) | 46 (39.3) |
Blood pressure statusa | |||
Uncontrolled (≥ 140/90) | 53 (39.6) | 158 (45.3) | 82 (70)*** |
Controlled (< 140/90) | 81 (60.4) | 191 (54.7) | 35 (30) |
History of cardiovascular events | |||
No | 96 (71.6) | 213 (61) | 63 (53.8)* |
Yes | 38 (28.4) | 136 (39) | 54 (46.2) |
Medication-taking status | |||
Years of AH drug therapy, mean (SD) | 5.6 ± 4.3 | 7.8 ± 6.4 | 8.2 ± 6.6*** |
No. of AH drugs taken concurrently | |||
1 | 71 (53) | 142 (40.7) | 52 (44.4)** |
2 | 54 (40.3) | 170 (48.7) | 43 (36.8) |
≥ 3 | 9 (6.7) | 37 (10.6) | 22 (18.8) |
Frequency of AH drug use per day | |||
once | 78 (58.2) | 167 (48) | 51 (43.6) |
2 times | 48 (35.8) | 35 (42) | 58 (49.6) |
3–4 times | 8 (6) | 35 (10) | 8 (6.8) |
Access to healthcare | |||
Easy | 116 (86.6) | 272 (77.9) | 83 (71)* |
Difficult | 18 (13.4) | 77 (22.1) | 34 (29) |
Perceived risk score, mean (SD) | 11.1 ± 2.9 | 9.5 ± 3.3 | 8.6 ± 3.8*** |