Effect of a Community Health Worker–Led Multicomponent Intervention on Blood Pressure Control in Low-Income Patients in Argentina

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.