Evaluation of a community-based hypertension improvement program (ComHIP) in Ghana

Data from a baseline survey

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15363969
AutoresPeter Lamptey (Family Health International 360), Amos Laar (0000-0001-5557-0164, University of Ghana, autor correspondente), 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)
Ano2017
Volume17
Fascículo1
Páginas368-368
Data de publicação2017-04-28
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
EditoraBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-017-4260-5
PMID28454523
OpenAlexW2607703093
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas19

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