Effect of an emergency department-based educational intervention on medication adherence and disease understanding after acute myocardial infarction in Tanzania

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Authors

Abigail Pyne · Duke University

Francis Sakita · Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre

Godfrey L. Kweka · Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre

Jerome J. Mlangi · Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre

Winnie Msangi

Nafsa R. Marombwa · Latrobe Regional Hospital

Patrick S Makambay · Haydom Lutheran Hospital

Abstract

An ED-based educational intervention in Tanzania increased adherence to evidence-based therapies and improved disease understanding among AMI patients.

Topics & Keywords

Medication Adherence and Compliance Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Acute Myocardial Infarction Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Frontiers in Public Health

Volume 14, pp. 1664449-1664449

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1664449

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