Adherence to Benzathine Penicillin G Secondary Prophylaxis and Its Determinants in Patients with Rheumatic Heart Disease at a Cardiac Center of an Ethiopian Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital.

Kajela Kibirat MekonenMalede Berihun Yismaw Alfoalem Araba Abiye Tamrat Assefa Tadesse

Published in: Patient preference and adherence (2020)

The adherence rate to BPG injection among RHD patients was found to be high (80.60%). Patients' admission status and their action on missed and/or late doses were found to be important determinants of adherence in this study.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
emergency department
tertiary care
prognostic factors
heart failure
patient reported outcomes
adipose tissue
atrial fibrillation