Exploring contextual factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based care for hypertension in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study using the COACH questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Hypertension is the largest contributor to the Global Burden of Disease. In Rwanda, as in most low-income and middle-income countries, an increasing prevalence of hypertension and its associated morbidity and mortality is causing major healthcare and economic impact. Understanding healthcare systems context in hypertension care is necessary.

Objective

To study the hypertension healthcare context as perceived by healthcare providers using the Context Assessment for Community Health (COACH) tool.

Design

A cross-sectional cohort responded to the COACH questionnaire and a survey about hypertension training.

Setting

Three tertiary care hospitals in Rwanda.

Participants

Healthcare professionals (n=223).

Primary outcomes and measures

The COACH

SUBMITTER: Baumann AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8458329 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature