Evaluating the cascade of care for hypertension in Sierra Leone.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the care for hypertension in Sierra Leone, by the use of a cascade-of-care approach, to identify where the need for healthcare system interventions is greatest.

Methods

Using data from a nationwide household survey on surgical conditions undertaken in 1956 participants ≥18 years from October 2019 to March 2020, a cascade of care for hypertension consisting of four categories - hypertensive population, those diagnosed, those treated and those controlled - was constructed. Hypertension was defined as having a blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg, or self-reported use of antihypertensive medication. Logistic regression analysis was used to investigate factors associated with undiagnosed hypertension.

Results

The prevalence of hypertension was 22%. Among those

SUBMITTER: Geraedts TJM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9290521 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature