Clinicians' prescribing pattern, rate of patients' medication adherence and its determinants among adult hypertensive patients at Jimma University Medical Center: Prospective cohort study.

The rate of medication adherence was poor among hypertensive patients. Physicians were not-adherent to standard treatment guideline. The most commonly prescribed class of drugs were angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. Effective education should be given to patients to improve medication adherence. Prescribers should be trained on treatment guidelines regularly to keep them up-to-date with current trends of hypertension treatment and for better treatment outcomes.