Prevalence and determinants of use of complementary and alternative medicine by hypertensive patients attending primary health care facilities in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Morisky scale

High adherence, if the sum = 0; medium adherence, if the sum is comprised between 1 and 2 and low adherence if the sum is comprised between 3 and 4.
Have you ever forgotten to take your BP medicine?	0. No	1. Yes
Are you sometimes careless in regard to your medicine?	0. No	1. Yes
Do you skip your medicine when you are feeling well?	0. No	1. Yes
When you feel bad due to the medicine, do you skip it?	0. No	1. Yes

Source: Morisky et al. (1986). Concurrent and predictive validity of a self-reported measure of medication adherence.Med Care.1986; 24: 67-74

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