title: Prevalence of non-adherence to antihypertensive pharmacotherapy and associated factors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of non-adherence to antihypertensive drug treatment and its association with factors bio-socio-economic and welfare.
  
  
  METHODS
  It was a descriptive, cross-sectional study, performed with 422 hypertensive individuals. Data were collected through home interviews, conducted between December 2011 and March 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that the respondents were mostly female, married, elderly, low income and little time of diagnosis. Were considered non adherent to medication 42.65% of participants. Non-Caucasian hypertensive patients, with fewer than eight years of schooling, who did not regularly attend doctor's appointments, took more than two anti-hypertensive medications and did not have private health insurance, showed higher likelihood of not complying with the drug treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings suggest that hypertensive patients with unfavorable socioeconomic characteristics and difficulty of access to the service require different interventions in order to encourage them to adhere to medication treatment.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Mayckel da Silva
authors.initials: Mda S
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estatística, Centro de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Isabela Zara
authors.initials: IZ
authors.lastname: Cremonese
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estatística, Centro de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Vanderly
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Janeiro
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Laura Misue
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sonia Silva
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Marcon
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016903:Drug Monitoring
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents