Research Article

Predictors of Nonadherence to Medications among Hypertensive Patients in Ghana: An Application of the Health Belief Model

Table 1

Allocation of the sample to health facilities.

Name of facilityEstimated monthly HPT cases based on population prevalence of 28%5-Year average of estimated HPT casesProportional allocation (%)Allocated sample
2014201520162017

Ahmadiyyah (Techiman) Mission Hospital1,2289961,0221,0021,062312
Atebubu Hospital1,3829991,1431,0021,132312
Bechem Government Hospital1,3011,4751,6671,3291,443416
Dormaa East District Hospital86997683871584929
Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital1,8461,5661,8101,9361,790520
Dormaa West District Hospital41241849355447015
Drobo St Mary Hospital2,6692,6832,4331,8622,412726
Duayaw Nkwanta St John of God Hospital2,2141,9371,6612,0181,957522
Goaso Municipal Hospital1,4851,2241,2451,1861,285414
Holy Family (Berekum) Hospital2,8171,7252,6201,7632,231625
Hwidiem St Elizabeth Hospital2,8182,8322,3232,0942,517728
Kintampo Muni Hospital1,9371,4151,3831,2801,504417
Kintampo South District Hospital77278675570175328
Mathias Hospital Yeji1,9742,1601,9311,2441,827520
Nsawkaw Hospital9329641,027959970311
Sampa Government Hospital1,0111,037978940991311
Sene District Hospital75176692490583629
St Theresa Hospital-Nkoranza2,0981,1871,2351,1201,410415
Sunyani Municipal Hospital1,6231,2901,3651,4711,437416
Sunyani Regional Hospital3,4883,1042,4942,0502,784831
Sunyani SDA Hospital1,5051,2111,2441,2681,307414
Techiman Holy Family Hospital5,1224,7243,0022,8923,9351143
Wenchi Methodist Hospital1,8091,6151,5831,0311,510417
Total42,06437,08935,17631,32136,412100400

Source: Extrapolated from District Health Information Management System (DHIMS2).