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

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Anticoagulation management practice</td><td class="align_center">Frequency</td><td class="align_center">%</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Appropriate</td><td class="align_center">121</td><td class="align_center">52.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Inappropriate</td><td class="align_center">110</td><td class="align_center">47.6</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Inappropriate from valvular AF</td><td class="align_center">76</td><td class="align_center">69.1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Inappropriate from nonvalvular AF</td><td class="align_center">34</td><td class="align_center">30.9</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Evaluation of anticoagulation management practice among AF patients at the Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College from November 2019 to March 2020, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.</div>

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Table 4: The Prevalence and Determinants of Inappropriate Oral Anticoagulant Use in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation, in Resource-Limited Setting 