OBJECTIVES: One of the leading risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in low-middle income countries is hypertension. Hypertension (HTN) treatment is multifaceted: medications, lifestyle modifications and consistent monitoring. Adherence to treatment and management is essential in controlling HTN. One factor of treatment adherence is socioeconomic status. HTN treatment adherence post-pandemic is unknown and thus this study aims to determine the adherence to prescribed treatment guidelines among HTN patients in Quezon City across economic strata from August to October 2023

METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 116 respondents with prescribed HTN medication from Quezon City. Data was collected online and face-to-face assessing sociodemographics and medication adherence through the Brief Medication Questionnaire-1.

RESULTS: The study revealed that hypertensive participants who belonged to the lower middle class (LMC) and above (56.41%) were more adherent than hypertensive participants belonging to the lower class (LC) and below economic bracket (48.05%). Based on the computed odds ratio, those who are low adherent and probable low adherent are 1.399 times more likely to belong to the “Low Income and Below.” There is no statistically significant association (p >0.05) between income class and the level of adherence with the p-value of 0.396.

CONCLUSIONS: There exists a positive association between the income classes and adherence to HTN medication amongst those residing in Quezon City, Philippines.