Table 3. Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Ugandan Morisky medication adherence scale in hypertensive patients.
MMAS-U Item | Yes response | No response | Factor 1 | Factor 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Item # 1 | 239 (72.42) | 91 (27.58) | 0.694 | -0.130 |
Item # 2 | 251 (76.29) | 78 (23.71) | 0.781 | 0.251 |
Item # 3 | 272 (82.67) | 57 (17.33) | 0.676 | 0.289 |
Item # 4 | 270 (82.07) | 59 (17.93) | 0.582 | -0.113 |
Item # 5 | 30 (9.12) | 299 (90.88) | -0.400 | 0.247 |
Item # 6 | 258 (78.42) | 71 (21.58) | 0.468 | 0.067 |
Item # 7 | 141 (42.86) | 188 (57.14) | 0.092 | 0.811 |
Item # 8 | Never/rarely | 201(61.09) | 0.633 | -0.383 |
Once in a while | 81 (24.62) | |||
Sometimes | 31 (9.42) | |||
Usually | 15 (4.56) | |||
All the time | 1 (0.30) |