2022
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14833-y
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Implementing a multisector public-private partnership to improve urban hypertension management in low-and middle- income countries

Abstract: Background Cardiovascular disease presents an increasing health burden to low- and middle-income countries. Although ample therapeutic options and care improvement frameworks exist to address its prime risk factor, hypertension, blood pressure control rates remain poor. We describe the results of an effectiveness study of a multisector urban population health initiative that targets hypertension in a real-world implementation setting in cities across three continents. The initiative followed th… Show more

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“…Details on the approach of the urban population health initiative and its outcomes on hypertension care have been reported previously [ 28 , 29 ]. Following needs assessments and stakeholder alignments locally, data collection began at different time points in the three cities.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Details on the approach of the urban population health initiative and its outcomes on hypertension care have been reported previously [ 28 , 29 ]. Following needs assessments and stakeholder alignments locally, data collection began at different time points in the three cities.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Demographic data were available on patients’ sex, age, and BP. Further, patients’ CV risk was evaluated by physicians during their initial medical assessment, and categorized as low, medium, or high (see [ 29 ] S1 Table ), implicitly capturing the effects of age, risk behaviors, and comorbidities. Systolic BP was collected longitudinally from de-identified primary health records of patients ≥18 years old.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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