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<journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Medical and All Body Health Research</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title>IJMABHR</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">411</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.54660/IJMBHR.2025.6.4.93-112</article-id>
<title-group><article-title>Investigating Medication Adherence and Illness Perception Among Patients with Hypertension in Al-Nasiriyah Teaching Hospital In 2022</article-title></title-group>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name><surname>Sagban</surname><given-names>Ahmed Khammat</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib>
<aff id="aff1"><label>1</label>Community Health Technique Department, AL- Nassirryh Technical Institute, Southern Technical University, Iraq</aff>
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<pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub"><day>24</day><month>11</month><year>2025</year></pub-date>
<volume>6</volume>
<issue>4</issue>
<fpage>93</fpage>
<lpage>112</lpage>
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<date date-type="received"><day>26</day><month>09</month><year>2025</year></date>
<date date-type="accepted"><day>28</day><month>10</month><year>2025</year></date>
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<abstract><p>Backgroud: Hypertension is one of the most common worldwide health problems, medication adherence is a major public health concern and leads to considerable morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. 
Objective of Study: The main objective of this study was to an Investigating Medication Adherence and Illness Perception Among Patients with Hypertension in Al-Nasiriyah Teaching Hospital. 
Method: A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional design was performed among 424 adult hypertensive patients attending hypertension clinics in Al-Nasiriyah Teaching Hospital in Al-Nasiriyah, southern Iraq. over a period of three months from April 6th, 2022, to June 29th, 2022. study requirements were selected using a convenience sampling method, were the Samples selection according to the inclusion criteria include: Patients aged 18-above, Being able to communicate with researcher, The questionnaire was includes three parts, related to Socio- Demographic and clinical data, eight item-Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (8-MMAS), and Brief illness perception questionnaire (Brief-IPQ). Data was analysis by using SPSS version 25, descriptive statistics (percentage, frequency, SD, mean) used to describe socio-demographic data, Inferential statistics (chi- square test). 
Conclusion: The study found that 34. 2% are from the age group (50-59), Were male, with a percentage of 54. 7%. and results revealed a total score of (Brief-IPQ) were (Moderate) with mean 43. 0684 and the eight item-MMAS total score were (low adherences) with mean 3. 7588. There is a positive correlation between the (Brief-IPQ) and the eight item-MMAS.
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