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Table 2 Medication and Blood pressure characteristic of respondents, GUH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2011

From: Adherence to antihypertensive treatment and associated factors among patients on follow up at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percent

Number of co morbidity

     None

182

47.4

     1

170

44.3

     > = 2

32

8.3

Blood pressure:

     Controlled

179

46.6

     Uncontrolled

205

53.4

Number of drugs:

     One

154

40.1

     Two

174

45.3

     Three and above

56

14.6

Dosage:

     Once daily

179

46.6

     BID

196

51.0

     TID and above

9

2.3

Number of pills per day:

     One pill

112

29.2

     Two pills

99

25.8

     Three pills

101

26.3

     Four and above pills

72

18.8

Who covered the cost of the drug?

     Myself

128

33.3

     Family

12

3.2

     Free

229

59.6

     Employer organization

15

3.9

Duration of treatment in yrs:

     0.25‐1 yrs

109

28.4

     2‐4 yrs

135

35.2

     5‐7 yrs

55

14.3

     8‐10 yrs

42

10.9

     ≥ 11 yrs

43

11.2