Vitamin K-dependent anticoagulant use and level of anticoagulation control in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a retrospective cohort study

• Albertino Damasceno,
• Okechukwu S Ogah,
• Joel Msafiri Francis,
• Julius Chacha Mwita,
• Endale Tefera,
• Pilly Chillo,
• Karen Cohen,
• Anthony Oyekunle

Affiliations

Albertino Damasceno

Internal Medicine, University of Eduardo Mondlane Faculty of Medicine, Maputo, Mozambique

Okechukwu S Ogah

Internal Medicine, University of Ibadan College of Medicine, Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

Joel Msafiri Francis

Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of the Witwatersrand School of Social Sciences, Johannesburg, South Africa

Julius Chacha Mwita

Internal Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, South-East District, Botswana

Endale Tefera

Paediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Botswana, Gaborone, South-East District, Botswana

Pilly Chillo

Internal Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania

Karen Cohen

Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925 Cape Town, South Africa

Anthony Oyekunle

Internal Medicine, Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Mwanza, Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania