ASSESSING THE LEVEL OF DRUG COMPLIANCE AMONG HYPERTENSION PATIENTS ATTENDING OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT IN A SELECTED HOSPITAL

A detailed study was conducted to assess the knowledge and understanding of susceptibility to hypertensive clients in the selected hospital. The sample consists of 30 subjects with hypertension. Convenient sampling technique was used for sample selection. The data collection tool consists of two parts, demographic variables, questionnaire to assess the level of drug compliance among hypertension patients. The results showed that 25(83.33%) had good drug compliance,4(13.33%) had fair drug compliance of hypertensive patients was good. There is a need to create awareness among hypertensive clients.