Adherence to medications, lifestyle advice, and self-monitoring for type 2 diabetes and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and interactive network analysis.
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pmed.1005189
- Published
- 2026 Aug
- Container
- PLoS medicine
- Publisher
- Not recorded
- Open access
- yes
Credibility signals
limited evidence Score 45/100 under policy 1.0.0. This is a metadata assessment, not a judgment of the paper's conclusions.
Show all credibility signals
- cautionDOI registered: No matching Crossref record was present in this response.
- cautionDOI resolves: No matching Crossref record was present in this response.
- not scoredDirectory of Open Access Journals: No matching DOAJ record was present in this response. No allow-list match; this is not evidence of low credibility.
- not scoredMEDLINE indexed: Not checked or no result supplied; no credibility inference made.
- not scoredOpenAlex core source: Not checked or no result supplied; no credibility inference made.
- not scoredKnown publisher allow-list: Not checked or no result supplied; no credibility inference made.
- not scoredROR affiliation: Not checked or no result supplied; no credibility inference made.
- not scoredRetraction Watch retraction: No retraction notice matched this DOI in the deployed snapshot. No matching event found; coverage may be incomplete.
- not scoredRetraction Watch expression of concern: No expression of concern notice matched this DOI in the deployed snapshot. No matching event found; coverage may be incomplete.
- not scoredRetraction Watch correction: No correction notice matched this DOI in the deployed snapshot. No matching event found; coverage may be incomplete.
- not scoredRetraction Watch reinstatement: No reinstatement notice matched this DOI in the deployed snapshot. No matching event found; coverage may be incomplete.
- supportingOpen access status: Normalized open-access status: open.
- not scoredPublication license: Not checked or no result supplied; no credibility inference made.
- not scoredPublication version: A publication version was supplied but is not scored.
- cautionMetadata completeness: 5 of 6 scored descriptive metadata groups are present; missing fields increase uncertainty.
Cite this work
BibTeX
@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pmed.1005189,
title = {Adherence to medications, lifestyle advice, and self-monitoring for type 2 diabetes and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and interactive network analysis.},
author = {Apostolou A and Simfukwe R and Saint A and Mushani B and Chekhchar H and Aovare P and Agboyibor KM and Meeks KAC and Mkoma GF and Agyemang C and Chilunga FP},
year = {2026},
journal = {PLoS medicine},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pmed.1005189},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005189}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Adherence to medications, lifestyle advice, and self-monitoring for type 2 diabetes and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and interactive network analysis. AU - Apostolou A AU - Simfukwe R AU - Saint A AU - Mushani B AU - Chekhchar H AU - Aovare P AU - Agboyibor KM AU - Meeks KAC AU - Mkoma GF AU - Agyemang C AU - Chilunga FP PY - 2026 JO - PLoS medicine DO - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1005189 UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005189 ER -
APA
A, A., R, S., A, S., B, M., H, C., P, A., KM, A., KAC, M., GF, M., C, A., & FP, C. (2026). Adherence to medications, lifestyle advice, and self-monitoring for type 2 diabetes and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and interactive network analysis.. PLoS medicine. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005189
Source records
- pubmed · retrieved 2026-09-26T00:14:41.940Z