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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v66i2.2038
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Vol. 66 No. 2
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Linh, H. N., & Tùng, H. T. (2025). 4. A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN OUTPATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION IN VIET NAM. Vietnam Journal of Community Medicine, 66(2). https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v66i2.2038

4. A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN OUTPATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION IN VIET NAM

Huynh Ngoc Linh1, Ho Thanh Tung2
1 Ca Mau Medical College
2 Ministry of Health

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Abstract

Objective: To determine the medication adherence rate for hypertension treatment in Vietnam and to investigate the associated factors.
Research methods: A search was conducted from January 2023 to August 2024 across 26 Vietnamese articles from 3 regions of Vietnam.
Results: Analysis revealed a medication adherence rate of 62% (95%CI: 0.54-0.70) among hypertensive patients. Adherence rates were 61% in the North, 59% in the Central region, and 65% in the South. Regarding gender, men exhibited a lower adherence rate of 48% compared to 56% for women. The compliance rate of patients in urban areas (76%) is higher than in rural areas (67%). Patients with a disease duration of more than 5 years had lower medication adherence (70%) than the group with a disease duration of 5 years or less (77%).
Conclusions: The medication compliance rate of people with hypertension in Vietnam is relatively high. Region, age, gender, patient's place of residence, and duration of hypertension are factors related to medication compliance.

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Medication adherence, hypertension, Morisky scale (MMAS-8)

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