Patient, clinician and logistic barriers to blood pressure control among adult hypertensives in rural district hospitals in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Hypertension management in rural, resource-poor settings is difficult. Detailed understanding of patient, clinician and logistic factors which pose barriers to effective blood pressure control could enable strategies to improve control to be implemented. METHODS:This cross-sectional, multifactorial, observational study was conducted at four rural Rwandan district hospitals, examining patient, clinician and logistic factors. Questionnaires were administered to consenting adult outpatient hypertensive patients, obtaining information on sociodemographic factors, past management for hypertension, and adherence (by Morisky Medication Adherence 8-item Scale (MMAS-8). Treating clinicians identified local difficulties in providing hypertension management from a standard World Health Org

SUBMITTER: Sibomana JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6805529 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature