Questions Answers Women (%) Men (%)
1- Do you write down how often you take your medication? Yes 15.1 18.5
No 84.9 81.5
2- Do you always take your medication at the same time every day? Yes 54.7 44.4
No 45.3 55.6
3 - Do you associate the times you take your medication with daily activities? Yes 30.2 33.3
No 69.8 66.7
4 - When you have to leave home, do you take your medication? Yes 88.7 81.5
No 11.3 18.5
5 -Do you refill your prescriptions before running out of medicine? Yes 77.4 77.8
No 22.6 22.2
6 - Do you take your medication with you when you travel? Yes 98.1 96.3
No 1.9 3.7
7 - Do you take your medication when you know that your HTN is under control? Yes 100.0 100.0
No 0.0 0.0
8 - Do you refrain from taking your medication when you drink alcohol? Yes 1.9 14.5
No 98.1 85.5
9 – Have you not taken any medication for HTN over the last few days? Yes 3.8 25.9
No 96.2 74.1
10 – Have you missed a doctor’s appointment over the last six month? Yes 22.6 37.0
No 77.4 63.0
Table 3: Distribution of patients with HTN by gender according to responses to a questionnaire to evaluate medication compliance.