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Summary of the categories of hypertension control barriers across countries’ income groups and their overall ranking.
| Barriers to Hypertension Control | LMIC Studies (N = 23) |
HIC Studies (N = 10) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient-related barriers | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Medication adherence barriers | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Lifestyle-related barriers | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Affordability and accessibility-related barriers | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Awareness-related barriers | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Pharmacotherapy-related barriers | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Total no. of barriers | 44 | 15 | 59 |
