A Multi-Component Intervention to Improve Therapeutic Adherence in Uncontrolled Hypertensive Patients Within the Primary Care Level: A Before-and-After Study.

Introduction: Non-adherence to medication severely affects chronic disease control.

Aim: To assess whether a multi-component intervention implemented at the public primary care level in Argentina improves adherence to antihypertensive medication and helps to reduce blood pressure (BP) levels in uncontrolled hypertensive patients.

Methods: A before-and-after study was conducted in five public primary care clinics located in the city of Almirante Brown, Argentina.