Evaluation of a community-based hypertension improvement program (ComHIP) in Ghana
Data from a baseline survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15363969 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Lamptey (Family Health International 360), Amos Laar (0000-0001-5557-0164, University of Ghana, corresponding author), Alma J Adler (0000-0002-6700-3279, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Rebecca Dirks (0000-0002-9965-1780, Family Health International 360), Aya Caldwell (Novartis Foundation), David Prieto-Merino, David Prieto‐Merino (0000-0001-5001-0061, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Ann Aerts (0000-0003-1241-8730, Novartis Foundation), Neil Pearce (0000-0002-9938-7852, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Pablo Perel (0000-0002-2342-301X, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 368-368 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-017-4260-5 |
| PMID | 28454523 |
| OpenAlex | W2607703093 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 19 |
The high burden of hypertension among the studied population, coupled with high awareness, yet very low level of hypertension treatment and control requires in-depth investigation of the bottlenecks to treatment and control. The low hypertension treatment and control rates despite current and previous general educational programs particularly in the intervention district, may suggest that such programs are not necessarily impactful on the health of the population
Anthropometry · Baseline (sea · Biostatistics · Cohort · Environmental health · Intervention (counseling · Logistic regression · Public health · Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies · Demography · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Nursing · Epidemiology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |