Pooja Gala

Abstract Objectives Poor medication adherence in low-income and middle-income countries is a major cause of suboptimal hypertension and diabetes control. We aimed to identify key factors associated with medication adherence in western Kenya, with a focus on cost-related and economic wealth factors. Setting We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data of participants enrolled in the Bridging Income Generation with Group Integrated Care study in western Kenya.

1 Ritchie H Ortiz-Ospina E Beltekian D et al. India: Coronavirus Pandemic Country Profile. Our World In Data. This number is likely to be an underestimate of the true burden of COVID-19 cases, given reports of backlogs of test results, poor access to testing, and many people not getting tested due to fear and stigma. 2 Jamkhandikar S Ghoshal D Many Indians struggle to get coronavirus tests as cases rocket. India's current COVID-19 surge is an unprecedented public health crisis.

Dr. Bhavna Lall (@lall_bhavna) is an internal medicine physician and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Houston College of Medicine. Dr. Pooja Gala is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Medicine and Department of Population Health at New York University. Dr. Reshma Gupta (@ReshmaGuptaMD) is an associate professor of Internal Medicine at University of California Health in Sacramento.