Background Nonadherence to antihypertensive medications is the leading cause of poor
blood pressure control and thereby cardiovascular diseases and mortality worldwide …

Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most important public health challenges, especially in
developing countries. Despite individual studies, information on the exact prevalence of …

Background By the lengthening of life span, the incidence of chronic diseases such as
hypertension and uncontrolled hypertension has increased. This study aims to determine …

From an epidemiological standpoint, quantifying the individual and the combined effect of
lifestyle factors on uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) deserves further evaluation. We aimed …

Aims Hypertension is only controlled in approximately 35% of the patients, which could be
partially due to nonadherence. Recently, bioanalytical assessment of adherence to blood …

Introduction: Hypertension, including poorly controlled blood pressure, is the major global
health problem that affects one billion people worldwide. Limited studies have been …

Objetivo Identificar la proporción de hipertensos no controlados y sus factores asociados, en
pacientes del programa de hipertensión arterial de Pueblorrico, Antioquia, 2018. Método …

Background. A new Lebanese scale measuring medication adherence considered
socioeconomic and cultural factors not taken into account by the eight‐item Morisky …

Background We aimed to assess factors associated with uncontrolled blood pressure (BP)
among individuals with hypertension on treatment, by sex. Methods We conducted a nested …

Background. Hypertension (HTN) has been identified as the leading risk factor for mortality
and the third cause of disability worldwide. Lebanon has witnessed a threefold increase in …