Evaluation of Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and Its Association With Blood Pressure Control Among Hypertensive Patients Attending Outpatient Clinics in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study
Muhammad Adeel Zafar, Abubakar Ahmad, Abbas Uddin, Imadud Din, Savaid Ali, Iman Masood, Anielka Cristina C Bonilla Arauz, Arish Noor · 2026
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Muhammad Adeel Zafar and colleagues present a 2026 cross-sectional study from Pakistan on high blood pressure medicines. It asks whether patients take them as prescribed, and whether that links to control of their pressure. Poor adherence is a major reason control rates stay low in the country. The study ran in outpatient clinics in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
In total 436 patients were recruited from large hospitals and completed a structured questionnaire plus a validated medication questionnaire. Blood pressure was measured with standard methods, and control was defined against a standard threshold. The analysis compares adherence levels with achieved control. Results can guide clinics toward the adherence problems that matter most.
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| CREATOR | Muhammad Adeel Zafar, Abubakar Ahmad, Abbas Uddin, Imadud Din, Savaid Ali, Iman Masood, Anielka Cristina C Bonilla Arauz, Arish Noor |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31248 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |