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    Role of Family Support and Associated Factors for Hypertensive Patients in Adherence with Medication and Diet Modification at Selected Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021.
    (Addis Abeba University, 2021-06) Hussen Temam; Mekonen Hussen(PhD); Tewfik Nete
    Background- Hypertension by its nature needs lifelong treatment with medication and diet modification. One factor that determines successful treatment is role of family support. As many literatures showed that family support has important role in adherence with medication and diet modification on hypertension management. Objective- to assess role of family support and associated factors for hypertensive patients in adherence with medication and diet modification at selected hospital in Addis Ababa; Ethiopia 2021. Methodology- Institution based cross sectional study was conducted from Feb. 15,2021 to May 15, 2021 on patients who had follow up at hypertension clinics of selected hospitals. Study participants were selected using simple random sampling method. Data was collected using interview administered questionnaire. It was checked for its completeness and entered to Epi data version 4.1 and transferred and analyzed with SPSS version 25. The magnitude of association between independent variables in relation to dependent was analyzed using binary logistic regression and further multiple logistic regressions with 95% confidence interval (CI) and P values <0.05 considered statistically significant. Result- The study included 398 respondents with 99.25% response rate. The study consisted of 214 (53.8%) females. The mean age of the respondents was 54.63 ± 12.9 years while majority of the respondents (45.2%) were in 40 - 59 age groups. 168(42.2%) have strong role of family support in adherence with medication and diet modification. Age, gender and education level have significant association with adherence to medication and diet modification. Conclusion- Participants from selected government hospitals involved in this study have weak family support. Recommendation- Including family members in managing patients is recommended to health professionals.