Low uptake of hypertension care after community hypertension screening events in Lagos, Nigeria
| Autor: | Tochi J. Okwor, Oluyemisi Khalidson, Akin Osibogun, Anja H. van’t Hoog, Heleen E. Nelissen |
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| Přispěvatelé: | APH - Quality of Care, APH - Global Health, Global Health |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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sub-Saharan Africa
Adult Male Adolescent education Population healthcare-seeking behavior private sector Nigeria Blood Pressure Community Pharmacy Services 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Medicine Humans Mass Screening 030212 general & internal medicine Referral and Consultation Antihypertensive Agents Aged education.field_of_study business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 low- and middle-income country Middle Aged Private sector Hypertension Patient Compliance Original Article Female Recruitment business urban |
| Zdroj: | Global Health Action Global Health Action, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2018) Global health action, 11(1). Taylor and Francis Ltd. |
| ISSN: | 1654-9880 1654-9716 |
| Popis: | Background: In Lagos, Nigeria, approximately 33% of the population suffers from hypertension, yet antihypertensive treatment coverage is low. To improve access to care, a decentralized pharmacy-based hypertension care model was piloted. This study reports on the recruitment strategies used and is part of a larger study to evaluate the feasibility of the care model. Objective: To describe our experience executing three different strategies to recruit hypertensive patients in the program: community hypertension screenings, hospital and pharmacy referral. Methods: Individuals with elevated blood pressure and no history of cardiovascular disease were referred to the program’s recruitment days to see a medical doctor for hypertension diagnosis and enrollment. Individuals were referred from community screenings, tertiary hospital outpatient clinics, and pharmacies participating in the program. For the community screenings, we report the number needed to screen (NNS) to find one individual with elevated blood pressure, the NNS to enroll one individual in the program, and factors associated with enrollment in the program among participants referred. Results: We recruited 226 individuals (69%) in the program via the pharmacies, 97 (30%) via the community screenings, and 2 ( |
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