Poor drug adherence and lack of awareness of hypertension among hypertensive stroke patients in Kampala, Uganda: A cross sectional study Neurology

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Mugwano, Isaac ^a   Kaddumukasa, Mark ^b   Mugenyi, Levi ^c,e   Kayima, James ^b   Ddumba, Edward ^a   Sajatovic, Martha ^d   Sila, Cathy ^d   Degeorgia, Michael ^d   Katabira, Elly ^b  

^a UGANDA MARTYRS UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH COLLABORATION   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^e HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UGANDA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE; UGANDA;

EID: 84952787725     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1830-4     Document Type: Article

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