Conocimientos de la hipertension: Health beliefs about hypertension in an under-resourced community in the Dominican Republic.

ABSTRACT: Understanding health beliefs is important to facilitate health promotion and disease prevention as they influence health behaviors, outcomes, and disease management. Given the rise of hypertension-related diseases in the Dominican Republic, the purpose of our study was to identify hypertension-related health beliefs of Dominicans in order to inform the development of culturally appropriate interventions for hypertension prevention, care, and treatment. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 Dominicans, 15 of whom were receiving treatment for hypertension. Operating within the interpretative paradigmatic framework, we conducted thematic analyses of interview data to identify hypertension-related health beliefs and practices. Iterative data analysis revealed the following themes:

SUBMITTER: Abrams JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7310720 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature