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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Pharmacol.
Sec. Drugs Outcomes Research and Policies
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1422703
This article is part of the Research Topic Clinical Pharmacist Service Promotes the Improvement of Medical Quality Volume II View all 3 articles

Level of Medication Adherence and its Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease Patients Attending at Specialized Teaching Hospitals of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

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Samuel B. Dagnew Samuel B. Dagnew 1*Samuel A. Wondm Samuel A. Wondm 2Fisseha N. Dagnew Fisseha N. Dagnew 1Yohannes S. Yimer Yohannes S. Yimer 1Yehualashet T. Wondmkun Yehualashet T. Wondmkun 3Tilaye Arega Moges Tilaye Arega Moges 1
  • 1 Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
  • 2 College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Amhara, Ethiopia
  • 3 Departemnet of pharmacy, college of health sciences, Debre Berhan university, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia

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    Non-adherence to medication in patients with cardiovascular disease continues to be a main cause of suboptimal management, increased morbidity and mortality, and increased healthcare expenses. The present study assessed the level of medication adherence and its determinants of cardiovascular disease patients.An institutional-based multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted with patients with cardiovascular disease in Northwest Ethiopian teaching hospitals. The level of medication adherence was evaluated using a standardized questionnaire of the Adherence in Chronic Disease Scale (ACDS). To find determinants of the level of medication adherence, an ordinal logistic regression model was employed. Statistics were significant when P ≤ 0.05 at a 95% confidence interval (CI).In the end, 336 participants were included in the research.

    Keywords: adherence, cardiovascular, Determinate factors, Ethiopia, Ordinal logistic regression

    Received: 24 Apr 2024; Accepted: 05 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Dagnew, Wondm, Dagnew, Yimer, Wondmkun and Moges. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Samuel B. Dagnew, Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

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