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Original Research

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

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Pages 343-352 | Published online: 19 Feb 2020

Figures & data

Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Study Participants Receiving BPG, TikurAnbessa Specialized Hospital (N=145)

Table 2 Clinical Characteristics of the Patients with RHD Receiving BPG Prophylaxis, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (N=145)

Table 3 BPG-Related Factors in Patients with RHD at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019 (N= 145)

Table 4 Practice of Receiving BPG Prophylaxis of Study Participants (N=145)

Figure 1 Reasons for missed and/or late doses of BPG.

Abbreviations: HF, health facility; HCPs, healthcare professionals.

Figure 1 Reasons for missed and/or late doses of BPG.Abbreviations: HF, health facility; HCPs, healthcare professionals.

Table 5 Adherence Rate in Percentage to BPG Prophylaxis Among Patients Attending Cardiac Adult Clinic of TASH (N=145)

Table 6 Factors Associated with Adherence to BPG Secondary Prophylaxis Among Study participants (N=145)