Clinical characteristics of study participants attending at the cardiac clinic of Tikur Anbessa Specialised Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July to December 2019
| Clinical characteristics | Category | No (%) | Mean±SD | Range |
| Duration of HF diagnosis | <5 years | 132(32) | ||
| 5–10 years | 139 (33.7) | |||
| >10 years | 141 (34.3) | |||
| Duration of HF treatment | ||||
| <5 years | 134 (32.5) | 9.45±6.47 | 1–35 years | |
| 5–10 years | 138 (33.5) | |||
| >10 years | 140(34) | |||
| History of hospital admission | ||||
| Yes | 182 (44.2) | |||
| No | 230 (55.8) | |||
| No of drugs | ||||
| 2–4 drugs | 234 (56.8) | 4.2±1.71 | 2–8 drugs | |
| ≥5 drugs | 178 (43.2) | |||
| Frequency of encountered for MTM intervention | ||||
| ≥2 months | 245 (59.47) | |||
| ≥3 months | 167 (40.53) | |||
| Drug allergy history | ||||
| Yes | 16 (3.9) | |||
| No | 396 (96.1) |
HF, heart failure; MTM, medication therapy management.