Medication Adherence and Its Association with Glycaemic Control, Blood Pressure Control, Glycosuria and Proteinuria among People Living with Diabetes (PLWD) in the Ho Municipality, Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorOsei-Yeboah, J.
dc.contributor.authorLokpo, S.Y.
dc.contributor.authorOwiredu, W.K.B.A.
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, B.B.
dc.contributor.authorOrish, V.N.
dc.contributor.authorBotchway, F.
dc.contributor.authorUssher, F.A.
dc.contributor.authorAvorkliyah, R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-29T15:22:42Z
dc.date.available2019-07-29T15:22:42Z
dc.date.issued2018-12
dc.description.abstractBackground: Adherence is the active, voluntary, and collaborative involvement of the patient in a mutually acceptable course of behaviour to produce a therapeutic result. The study is aimed at assessing adherence to medication and its relation to therapeutic outcomes among people living with diabetes in the Ho Municipality. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 150 diabetic patients attending the diabetic clinic at the Ho Municipal Hospital. Urine glucose and urine protein were measured using a two-parameter dipstick. The current fasting blood glucose and blood pressure, as well as the measurements of two previous visits, were documented. A semi-structured questionnaire including the Diabetes Complication Checklist and the Morisky, Green and Levine Adherence Scale were used to capture biodata, clinical information and medication adherence. Results: Optimal medication adherence was 60.67%. Glycaemic control and controlled blood pressure were 33.33% and 58.67%, respectively. The prevalence of glycosuria and proteinuria was 10.67% and 3.3%, respectively. Percentage glycaemic control and controlled blood pressure were found to be higher among the medication adherent group, while glycosuria and proteinuria were the highest among participants presenting with low medication adherence. Conclusion: In this group of patients living with diabetes in the Ho Municipality, high level of uncontrolled glycaemia and blood pressure exist. However, these two treatment outcomes may be modulated by optimal medication adherence.en_US
dc.identifier.otherVol.11(1)
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.2174/1874944501811010552
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/31864
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOpen Public Health Journalen_US
dc.subjectBlood Pressure Controlen_US
dc.subjectDiabetes Mellitusen_US
dc.subjectGlycaemic Controlen_US
dc.subjectGlycosuriaen_US
dc.subjectProteinuriaen_US
dc.titleMedication Adherence and Its Association with Glycaemic Control, Blood Pressure Control, Glycosuria and Proteinuria among People Living with Diabetes (PLWD) in the Ho Municipality, Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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