Multicomponent intervention versus usual care for management of hypertension in rural Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Multicomponent intervention versus usual care for management of hypertension in rural Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background High blood pressure (BP) is the leading attributable risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). In rural South Asia, hypertension continues to be a significant public health issue with sub-optimal BP control rates. The goal of the trial is to compare a multicomponent intervention (MC...

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Main Authors: Tazeen H. Jafar, Imtiaz Jehan, H. Asita de Silva, Aliya Naheed, Mihir Gandhi, Pryseley Assam, Eric A. Finkelstein, Helena Legido Quigley, Marcel Bilger, Aamir Hameed Khan, John David Clemens, Shah Ebrahim, Elizabeth L. Turner, for COBRA-BPS Study Group, Anuradhani Kasturiratne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Hypertension
Lifestyle
Home health
Behaviour change
Cardiovascular risk
Public health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2018-0

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