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. 2015 Jan-Feb;26(1):29–33. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2014-066

Table 2. The association between social support and good treatment compliance in hypertension.

Good compliance
Variable Response n (%) χ2 p
Has a family member with hypertension Yes 36 (49.3) 6.233 0.044*
No 206 (61.7)
Don’t know 15 (45.5)
Has a family member who has serious health problems from hypertension Yes 12 (36.4) 9.064 0.011*
No 230 (61.2)
Don’t know 15 (48.4)
Family members concerned about respondents hypertension Not very 10 (47.6) 4.128 0.248
Don’t know 43 (50.6)
Very 201 (61.1)
Extremely 3 (60.0)
Family members helpful in reminding about medication Not very 12 (54.6) 5.132 0.162
Don’t know 43 (48.3)
Very 198 (61.5)
Extremely 4 (57.1)
Friends concerned about respondent’s hypertension Not very 95 (49.0) 35.700 < 0.0001*
Don’t know 59 (50.9)
Very 102 (80.3)
Extremely 1 (33.3)
Friends helpful in reminding about medication Not very 96 (49.2) 41.738 < 0.0001*
Don’t know 40 (44.0)
Very 119 (79.3)
Extremely 2 (50.0)

*p < 0.05.