Predictors of non-adherence to antihypertensive medication in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study.

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Published in BMC Res Notes on October 01, 2015

Authors

Aimée M Lulebo1, Paulin B Mutombo2, Mala A Mapatano3, Eric M Mafuta4, Patrick K Kayembe5, Lisa T Ntumba6, Alain N Mayindu7, Yves Coppieters8

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Bio-statistics, Faculty of Medicine, Kinshasa School of Public Health, University of Kinshasa, PO Box 11850, Kinshasa, DR Congo. aimelulebo@yahoo.fr.
2: Department of Epidemiology and Bio-statistics, Faculty of Medicine, Kinshasa School of Public Health, University of Kinshasa, PO Box 11850, Kinshasa, DR Congo. paulinmutombo2004@yahoo.fr.
3: Department of Epidemiology and Bio-statistics, Faculty of Medicine, Kinshasa School of Public Health, University of Kinshasa, PO Box 11850, Kinshasa, DR Congo. mapatanow@espkinshasa.net.
4: Department of Epidemiology and Bio-statistics, Faculty of Medicine, Kinshasa School of Public Health, University of Kinshasa, PO Box 11850, Kinshasa, DR Congo. ericmafuta2@gmail.com.
5: Department of Epidemiology and Bio-statistics, Faculty of Medicine, Kinshasa School of Public Health, University of Kinshasa, PO Box 11850, Kinshasa, DR Congo. patkayembe@yahoo.fr.
6: Programme National Multisectoriel de Lutte contre le VIH, Ministère de la Santé, Kinshasa, DR Congo. ntshisau@yahoo.fr.
7: Department of Epidemiology, Bio-statistics and Occupational Health, Mc Gill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. doc_mayindu@yahoo.fr.
8: Ecole de Santé Publique, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. yves.coppieters@ulb.ac.be.

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