Community engagement to inform development of strategies to improve referral for hypertension: perspectives of patients, providers and local community members in western Kenya

Community engagement to inform development of strategies to improve referral for hypertension: perspectives of patients, providers and local community members in western Kenya

Abstract Background Hypertension is the leading cause of death and disability. Clinical care for patients with hypertension in Kenya leverages referral networks to provide basic and specialized healthcare services. However, referrals are characterized by non-adherence and delays in completion. An in...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Violet Naanyu, Benson Njuguna, Hillary Koros, Josephine Andesia, Jemima Kamano, Tim Mercer, Gerald Bloomfield, Sonak Pastakia, Rajesh Vedanthan, Constantine Akwanalo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Hypertension
Referral networks
Barriers to care
Health information technology
Peer support
LMIC
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09847-0

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09847-0

Similar Items