Access to hypertension services and health-seeking experiences in rural Coastal Kenya: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: Globally, hypertension causes 10.8 million deaths annually. However, in Kenya, like in other low-and middle-income countries, access to hypertension care remains limited and inequitable. Understanding patients' journeys in accessing care along the care cascade is critical to inform patient-centred care and policy improvements. This study aimed to explore patient experiences in accessing primary care services for hypertension along the care cascade in rural Coastal Kenya-a setting with a high hypertension burden. We conducted a qualitative cross-sectional study and collected data using in-depth interviews (n = 24) and five focus group discussions (n = 30) with hypertension patients and their adult family caregivers in two purposively selected sub-counties in Kilifi County. We conducted and

SUBMITTER: Oyando R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12637890 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature