Abstract
Background: Hypertension predominance is expanding quickly. Uncontrolled hypertension or complications related to poor treatment adherence are a difficult challenge for everybody with hypertension, healthcare professionals and medical services frameworks. Hypertension predominance is expanding quickly. An uncontrolled hypertension or complications related to poor treatment adherence are a difficult challenge for everybody with hypertension, healthcare professionals and medical services frameworks. Aim of the work: This study aims to study the determinants of antihypertensive medications noncompliance among hypertensive patients. Methodology: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted on hypertensive patients (N=409) 18 years old and above attending internal medicine outpatient clinic at Sohag University Hospital. Results: show that 57.5% of the participants are males and 49.4% are less than 65 years. It also shows that 51.8% of the patients are smokers, 50.12% of the participants are good compliers while 49.88% of them are poor compliers. Conclusion: Elderly, Illiterate patients and patients with high Perception of the barrier were less compliant.