The Prevalence and Determinants of Inappropriate Oral Anticoagulant Use in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation, in Resource-Limited Setting

Table 3

Type and method of anticoagulation among AF patients at the Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College from November 2019 to March 2020, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Type and methods of anticoagulation	Frequency	%
No anticoagulation	88	38.1
Anticoagulation	146	61.9
Aspirin	32	21.9
Warfarin	102	69.8
Rivaroxaban	3	2.1
Both aspirin and warfarin	9	6.2
Reasons for failure to initiate anticoagulants ()
Severe thrombocytopenia (<50 platelets/lL)	14	63.6
Severe anemia (<7.0 hemoglobin g/dl.)	8	36.4
Recent surgery	3	12.0