Assessing Providers' Approach to Hypertension Management at a Large, Private Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is increasingly prevalent in Uganda and its clinical management remains suboptimal across the country. Prior research has elucidated some of the factors contributing to poor control, but little is known about providers' approaches to hypertension management and perceptions of barriers to care. This is particularly true in private health care settings - despite the fact that the private sector provides a substantial and growing portion of health care in Uganda.

Objective

Our exploratory, pragmatic qualitative study aimed to examine the factors affecting the quality of hypertension care from the perspective of providers working in an urban, private hospital in Uganda. We focused on the organizational and system-level factors influencing providers' appro

SUBMITTER: Green AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6966335 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature