This study showed that nonadherence was higher in young respondents, those with lower education, and those living in rural areas. Several studies had showed that adherence to antihypertensive drugs varies across age groups, levels of education, and the living statuses of the study population. [17],[20],[21] This study finding that poor adherence was higher in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients could have resulted from poor patient education on drug adherence at the commencement of antihypertensives on need to adhere to therapy to reduce the likelihood of life-threatening complications such as stroke and cardiac failure. [8] This study found that patients with high pill burden and those without family support had equally poor drug adherence. These findings implied that supposed drug resistance could be due to unidentified low adherence among the study population. [17] Various studies had reported that treatment partners and family support improve patients with chronic conditions adherence to therapy. [22],[23],[24] This finding emphasizes the necessity of ensuring family and social support at the commencement and continuation of antihypertensive therapy.