Evaluation of Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and Its Association With Blood Pressure Control Among Hypertensive Patients Attending Outpatient Clinics in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Adeel Zafar M, Ahmad A, Uddin A, Din I, Ali S, Masood I, Bonilla Arauz ACC, Noor A.

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.111179
Published: 2026-06-19
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.111179,
  title = {Evaluation of Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and Its Association With Blood Pressure Control Among Hypertensive Patients Attending Outpatient Clinics in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study.},
  author = {Adeel Zafar M and  Ahmad A and  Uddin A and  Din I and  Ali S and  Masood I and  Bonilla Arauz ACC and  Noor A.},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.111179},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.111179}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Evaluation of Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and Its Association With Blood Pressure Control Among Hypertensive Patients Attending Outpatient Clinics in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study.
AU  - Adeel Zafar M
AU  -  Ahmad A
AU  -  Uddin A
AU  -  Din I
AU  -  Ali S
AU  -  Masood I
AU  -  Bonilla Arauz ACC
AU  -  Noor A.
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.111179
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M, A. Z., A, A., A, U., I, D., S, A., I, M., ACC, B. A., & A., N. (2026). Evaluation of Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and Its Association With Blood Pressure Control Among Hypertensive Patients Attending Outpatient Clinics in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.111179

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