**Frequencies Percentages (%)** No 77 77.0 **Total 100 100.0** Urine tests Yes 32 32.0 No 0 0.0 Not recorded 68 68.0 **Total 100 100.0** Eye test done or recorded Yes 0 0.0 No 0 0.0 Not recorded 100 100.0 **Total 100 100.0 Attributes of routine blood tests** eGFR Yes 70 70.0 No 0 0.0 Not recorded 30 30.0 **Total 100 100.0** Cholesterol Yes 66 66.0 No 0 0 Not recorded 34 34.0 **Total 100 100 Attributes of life-style modification Smoking** Yes 2 2.0 No 8 8.0 Not recorded 90 90.0 **Total 100 100.0** Alcohol use Yes 1 1.0 No 8 8.0 Not recorded 91 91.0 **Total 100 100.0** Exercise Yes 1 1.0 No 0 0.0 Not recorded 99 99.0 **Total 100 100.0** Salt reduction Yes 0 0.0

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**Table 1.**

**2.10 Antihypertensive medications**

Antihypertensive drugs are mainly prescribed to reduce blood pressure and the complications associated with the disease. According to a study conducted among South African adult residents of Mkhondo Municipality, clinical guidelines recommend the use of multiple drugs to control blood pressure effectively and reduce the possibility of hypertension related complications [17]. The authors of this

*Attributes of physical examination, measurements, routine blood tests and non-adherent attributes.*

*Assessment of Follow-Up Care Received by Patients with Hypertension at Primary Health Care…*

No 0 0.0 Not recorded 100 100.0 **Total 100 100.0**

Yes 0 0.0 No 0 0.0 Not recorded 100 100.0 **Total 100 100.0**

**Attributes No (%) Yes (%)** Dyspnoea 99.0 1.0 Jugular venous pressure 99.0 1.0 Apex beat recorded 100.0 0.0 Crepitations 83.0 17.0 No. of pillows used 100.0 0.0 Cyanosis 72.0 28.0 Clubbing 72.0 28.0 Chest pain recorded 100.0 0.0 Walk/climb 100.0 0.0 Pulse rhythm 100.0 0.0 Pulse volume 100.0 0.0 BMI 82.0 18.0 Waist circumference recorded 100.0 0.0 Blood glucose measured 77.0 23.0 Urine tests 68.0 32.0 Eye test done or recorded 100.0 0.0 Smoking 98.0 2.0 Alcohol Use 99.0 1.0 Exercise 99.0 1.0 Salt reduction 100.0 0.0 Fat reduction 100.0 0.0 Adherence to medication recorded 100.0 0.0 Side effects of treatment 100.0 0.0 Heart sounds recorded 47.0 53.0

**Frequencies Percentages (%)**

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**Non-adherent attributes**

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## **2.10 Antihypertensive medications**

Antihypertensive drugs are mainly prescribed to reduce blood pressure and the complications associated with the disease. According to a study conducted among South African adult residents of Mkhondo Municipality, clinical guidelines recommend the use of multiple drugs to control blood pressure effectively and reduce the possibility of hypertension related complications [17]. The authors of this

study determined that a high prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension was noted irrespective of the number of drugs and the combinations administered [17]. A plausible explanation could be non-adherence to treatment by patients. Hence, it is important for clinicians to follow evidence-based guidelines in prescribing antihypertensive drugs for patients. According to a registry-based observational study in two municipalities in Cuba on assessment of hypertension management and control [18], it found that almost half of the patients receiving treatment were taking two or more antihypertensive drugs. **Figure 1** below indicates the commonly used antihypertensive medications at PHC facilities in the Tshwane district of Gauteng Province, South Africa as hydrochlorothiazide, enalapril and amlodipine.
