Country-level interventions for the prevention and management of hypertension through the modification of social determinants of health: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is one of the public health challenges. Various risk factors are associated with hypertension, including social demographics, geographical location, health behaviours, and social stress. Interventions in the social determinants of health can improve hypertension and health promotion. Accordingly, different sectors such as agriculture, housing, education, and transportation should cooperate. This systematic review examines policies as a set of activities and actions/interventions aimed at the modification of the social determinants of health to prevent hypertension.

Methods

A systematic search will be conducted in Medline (via Ovid), PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, and scientific Persian databases including SID and Ma

SUBMITTER: Arabi Basharic F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7315529 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature