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Hypertensive Patients’ Adherence to Medication in Rural Area:A Review
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HUSNAWATI , ELIN YULINAH SUKANDAR, KUSNANDAR ANGGADIREDJA
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Low adherence to medication is a primary reason for poor control of hypertension. Poor control of hypertension is a leading risk factor for death and disability. Non-adherence to medication occurs in more than 50% of adherence to medication of hypertensive in rural area. The aspect of medication adherence of hypertensive patients in rural area has not been thoroughly studied from the point of view of pharmacy practice. This review aims to provide an overview of the hypertensive patients' adherence to medication in rural areas. A literature search of Pubmed and Google Scholar for "medication”, “adherence", "hypertension", "rural”, “area” was undertaken. The papers on hypertensive patients in rural areas and published in a peer reviewed journals were included in this review. Sixteen articles were found to be eligible for review. Results showing high level of adherence (>50%) were reported only in five articles. The results of the reviewed studies suggest that medication adherence among hypertensive patients in rural area is low. From the viewpoint of pharmacy practice, the results warrant pharmacists to identify the barriers of the access to quality hypertension care service among rural communities.
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Medication, adherence, hypertension, rural, area.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.03.024
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