Table 2. Complications and patients’ compliance to hypertension medications (n = 465).

Variables	N (%)
Have you been prescribed medication to treat your blood pressure?
Yes	455 (97.8%)
No	8 (1.7%)
I do not remember	2 (0.40%)
Do you take all blood pressure medications regularly?
Yes	368 (79.1%)
No	86 (18.5%)
I do not remember	11 (2.4%)
If you are not committed to your hypertension treatments, what is the reason?
I forget to take the medicine	69 (14.8%)
I only take it when I feel the symptoms of high blood pressure	58 (12.5%)
I don't want to take the medicine	28 (6.0%)
I don't like it because of the side effects	23 (4.9%)
I want alternative medicine	16 (3.4%)
Other	128 (27.5%)
Committed to treatment	143 (30.8%)
Have you had complications of chronic high blood pressure?
No	261 (56.1%)
Kidney disease	54 (11.6%)
Cardiovascular disease or coronary heart disease	54 (11.6%)
I don't know	37 (8.0%)
Stroke	27 (5.8%)
Retinal defect	21 (4.5%)
Other complications	11 (2.4%)
Have you visited the emergency department because of high blood pressure?
Yes	234 (50.3%)
No	231 (49.7%)