Effect of a Community Health Worker–Led Multicomponent Intervention on Blood Pressure Control in Low-Income Patients in Argentina
- 19 September 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 318 (11), 1016-1025
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.11358
Abstract
Quiz Ref ID Hypertension is a leading global modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and premature death.1,2 Despite extensive knowledge of hypertension prevention and treatment, the global prevalence of hypertension is high and increasing, while the proportion of controlled hypertension is low, especially in low- and middle-income countries.3 It was estimated that 31.1% of the world’s adults had hypertension in 2010, and 75% of those with hypertension lived in low- and middle-income countries. Of those, only 7.7% of patients with hypertension had their blood pressure (BP) controlled to less than 140/90 mm Hg.3 Therefore, developing and implementing effective, affordable, and sustainable programs for hypertension control is a public health priority in low- and middle-income countries.Keywords
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