Essential medicines and technology for hypertension in primary healthcare facilities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) now constitute major cause of morbidity and mortality in middle and low income countries including Nigeria. One of the major efforts at controlling CVDs in Nigeria includes expanding universal access to care through the primary healthcare (PHC) system. The study was to assess essential medicines and technology for control of hypertension in PHC facilities in Ebonyi Nigeria.

Methods

The study used mixed method cross-sectional survey to assess availability, affordability and accessibility of essential medicines and technology in 45 facilities and among their patients with hypertension (145).

Results

Most of the PHC facilities (71.1%) assessed were rural. The heads of facilities were mainly community health extension workers (8

SUBMITTER: Adeke AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8812935 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature