Outcomes of a hypertension care program based on task-sharing with private pharmacies: a retrospective study from two blocks in rural India.

ABSTRACT: Low density of formal care providers in rural India results in restricted and delayed access to standardized management of hypertension. Task-sharing with pharmacies, typically the first point of contact for rural populations, can bridge the gap in access to formal care and improve health outcomes. In this study, we implemented a hypertension care program involving task-sharing with twenty private pharmacies between November 2020 and April 2021 in two blocks of Bihar, India. Pharmacists conducted free hypertension screening, and a trained physician offered free consultations at the pharmacy. We calculated the number of subjects screened, initiated on treatment (enrolled) and the change in blood pressure using the data collected through the program application. Of the 3403 subjects screened

SUBMITTER: Das H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10632126 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature