Cardiovascular Disease among Syrian refugees: a descriptive study of patients in two Medecins Sans Frontieres clinics in northern Lebanon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Literature on the burden and management of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in humanitarian settings is limited. This study aimed to describe patient characteristics and explore both service use and use of recommended secondary prevention drugs in Syrian refugee patients with ASCVD attending two Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) clinics in Lebanon.

Methods

This study comprised a cross-sectional survey of ASCVD patients attending either MSF clinic over a four-week period in early 2017. Using descriptive statistics, we explored patient demographic characteristics, cardiovascular risk factors and assessed ASCVD secondary prevention medication prescription and patient adherence with a 7-day self-report scale. A retrospective study of routine clinical data e

SUBMITTER: Boulle P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6688221 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature