Enhancing hypertension education of community health extension workers in Nigeria's federal capital territory: the impact of the extension for community healthcare outcomes model on primary care, a quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare workers (HCWs) including community health extension workers (CHEWs) in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria participated in a hypertension training series following the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model which leverages technology and a practical peer-to-peer learning framework to virtually train healthcare practitioners. We sought to evaluate the patient-level effects of the hypertension ECHO series.

Methods

HCWs from 12 of 33 eligible primary healthcare centers (PHCs) in the Hypertension Treatment in Nigeria Program (NCT04158154) were selected to participate in a seven-part hypertension ECHO series from August 2022 to April 2023. Concurrent Hypertension Treatment in Nigeria Program patient data were used to evaluate changes in

SUBMITTER: Baldridge AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11380766 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature