Table 2.
Hypertension treatment and patient self-care behaviours
| Hypertension Treatmenta | Frequency,% |
|---|---|
| No. of drugs per regimen | |
| 1 drug | 10.0% |
| 2 drugs | 37.1% |
| 3 drugs | 38.6% |
| ≥ 4 drugs | 14.3% |
| Antihypertensive drug regimen | |
| HCTZ | 7.1% |
| HCTZ + captopril | 17.1% |
| HCTZ + atenolol | 12.9% |
| HCTZ + captopril + atenolol | 24.3% |
| HCTZ + captopril + nifedipine | 7.1% |
| HCTZ + captopril + atenolol + nifedipine | 5.7% |
| Other combinations | 25.7% |
| Access to antihypertensive drugs | |
| Good access | 52.9 |
| Fair access | 14.3 |
| Poor access | 32.9 |
| Health care utilisation and self care behaviours | |
| Total no. of clinic visits in the past 12 months | 329 |
| Average no. of visits/patient | 4.7 |
| Attendance of scheduled follow-up visits | |
| Regular | 82.9% |
| Irregular | 17.1% |
| Patient self-management | |
| Educated on hypertension self management | 84.3% |
| Adherence to antihypertensive medications | 64.3% |
| Adherence to diet | 37.1% |
| Adherence to exercise | 7.1% |
a
Antihypertensive drugs prescribed at the most recent clinical visit