METHODS
For this narrative review, we searched Pubmed and Africa-Wide Information through EBSCOhost, using index terms and free text around four themes: (1) burden of anticoagulation indications, (2) challenges accessing anticoagulation, (3) challenges with selecting and adjusting anticoagulant dose, and (4) patient-related challenges including adherence, knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs, and genetic factors. We also searched Google and various dissertation databases for grey literature from SSA on these issues. Further reports were found by handsearching reference lists of included studies.