Ghana's Adherence to PASCAR's 10-Point Action Plan towards Hypertension Control: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: The continuous increase in the prevalence of hypertension in Ghana has led to various interventions aimed at controlling the disease burden. Nonetheless, these interventions have yielded poor health outcomes. Subsequently, the Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR), established a 10-point action plan for inclusion in policies to aid control of hypertension. This scoping review assessed the adherence of health policies to the 10-point action plan towards hypertension control/reduction in Ghana. Eight health policies met the inclusion criteria and were assessed. The programme evaluation and policy design framework were used for synthesis and analysis of extracted data. Overall, there was poor adherence to hypertension control observed in the policies. Specifically, there were low levels

SUBMITTER: Sambah F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9859290 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature