Anticoagulation knowledge assessment in unprivileged people of Baluchistan Authors Khuzaima Tariq Sheikh Muhammad Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Institute of Cardiology, Quetta, Pakistan Usman Ahmad Sheikh Muhammad Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Institute of Cardiology, Quetta, Pakistan Maheen Sheikh Sheikh Muhammad Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Institute of Cardiology, Quetta, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.11065 Keywords: Warfarin therapy, Anticoagulation knowledge assessment tool, AKA, patient education and safety Abstract The descriptive, cross-sectional study was planned to assess patients' knowledge on warfarin usage at a newly-developed health facility in Quetta, Pakistan. Warfarin knowledge and anticoagulant control was assessed using the pre-validated 29-item Anticoagulation Knowledge Assessment questionnaire which was dispensed during face-to-face interviews. Each question carried 3.45 points, and a minimum of 21 correct answers (21*3.45=72.4%) was the cut-off score. Data was analysed using SPSS 27. Of the 37 patients, 23(62.1%) were females, and 16(43%) were aged 31-40 years. Mechanical mitral valve replacement 9(24.3%) and mitral stenosis with atrial fibrillation 8(21.6%) were the main grounds for warfarin use. The awareness cut-off score was met by 4(10.8%) patients. The international normalised ratio, assessed using Jonckheere-Terpstra test, had no significant association with education level (p=0.380) or awareness score (p=0.102). The knowledge level among warfarin users was found to be poor. Effective policies are needed to identify hindrances and remove them to improve awareness levels. Author Biographies Khuzaima Tariq, Sheikh Muhammad Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Institute of Cardiology, Quetta, Pakistan Assistant Professor cardiac surgery Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Institute of Cardiology, Quetta Usman Ahmad, Sheikh Muhammad Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Institute of Cardiology, Quetta, Pakistan medical officer Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Institute of Cardiology, Quetta Maheen Sheikh, Sheikh Muhammad Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Institute of Cardiology, Quetta, Pakistan Medical Officer Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Institute of Cardiology, Quetta Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-11-17 How to Cite Tariq, K., Usman Ahmad, & Maheen Sheikh. (2024). Anticoagulation knowledge assessment in unprivileged people of Baluchistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(12), 2164–2167. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.11065 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 12 (2024): DECEMBER Section SHORT REPORT License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.