Akintunde AA

Dr, Department of Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomosho, Nigeria

Publications

• Original Article   
  Antihypertensive Medications Adherence Among Nigerian Hypertensive Subjects in a Specialist Clinic Compared to a General Outpatient Clinic
  Author(s): Akintunde AA*, Akintunde AA and Akintunde TS
  
  Background: Poor adherence to antihypertensive medications has been linked with increased cardiovascular risk and mortality in many population. Africans have been shown to have a worse prognosis from hypertension, poorer blood pressure control, and increased risk of complications arising from hypertension compared to Caucasians. Aim: The aim was to describe the level of adherence to antihypertensive medications, its determinants and whether any difference exist between those attending specialty clinic or general outpatient department (GOPD) Clinic in a Nigerian University Teaching Hospital. Subjects and Methods: An analytical crossâÃ?Â?Ã?Â?sectional study. The Morisky scale was used to assess for adherence to antihypertensive medications. Clinical and demographic data were taken. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 17.0. (Chicago, IL, USA). P < 0.05 was taken as sta.. Read More»