Evaluating the hypertension care cascade in middle-aged and older adults in The Gambia: findings from a nationwide survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa with poor treatment coverage and high case-fatality rates. This requires assessment of healthcare performance to identify areas where intervention is most needed. To identify areas where health resources should be most efficiently targeted, we assessed the hypertension care cascade i.e., loss and retention across the various stages of care, in Gambian adults aged 35 years and above.

Methods

This study was embedded within the nationally representative 2019 Gambia National Eye Health Survey of adults ≥35 years. We constructed a hypertension care cascade with four categories: prevalence of hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg, and/or curr

SUBMITTER: Jobe M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10520336 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature