Evaluation of a community-based hypertension improvement program (ComHIP) in Ghana: data from a baseline survey

Evaluation of a community-based hypertension improvement program (ComHIP) in Ghana: data from a baseline survey

Abstract Background Ghana faces an increasing burden of non-communicable disease with rates of hypertension estimated as high as 36% in adults. Despite these high rates, hypertension control remains very poor in Ghana (4%). The current project aims to implement and evaluate a community-based program...

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Main Authors: Peter Lamptey, Amos Laar, Alma J. Adler, Rebecca Dirks, Aya Caldwell, David Prieto-Merino, Ann Aerts, Neil Pearce, Pablo Perel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Hypertension Status
Hypertension Control
Hypertension Prevalence
Biological Risk Factor
Intervention District
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4260-5

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