Research Article
Predictors of Nonadherence to Medications among Hypertensive Patients in Ghana: An Application of the Health Belief Model
Table 2
Demographic characteristics of respondents.
| Parameter | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
| Total | 399 | 100.0 | Age (mean ± SD) | 52.69 ± 10.42 | 27–78 | Gender | Male | 196 | 49.1 | Female | 203 | 50.9 | Marital status | Single | 36 | 9.0 | Married | 318 | 79.7 | Cohabitating | 5 | 1.3 | Separated/widowed | 40 | 10.0 | Family care and support | Yes | 360 | 90.5 | No | 38 | 9.5 | Level of education | Nonformal | 43 | 10.8 | Basic | 124 | 31.1 | Secondary/vocational | 104 | 26.1 | Tertiary | 128 | 32.0 | Occupation | Unemployed | 13 | 3.3 | Government work | 137 | 34.3 | Private work | 145 | 36.3 | Farmer | 92 | 23.1 | Student | 12 | 3.0 |
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Data are presented as frequency and percentage.
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