Impact evaluation of a community-based intervention for prevention of cardiovascular diseases in the slums of Nairobi: the SCALE-UP study

Impact evaluation of a community-based intervention for prevention of cardiovascular diseases in the slums of Nairobi: the SCALE-UP study

Background: A combination of increasing urbanization, behaviour change, and lack of health services in slums put the urban poor specifically at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a community-based CVD prevention intervention on blood pressure (BP) and ot...

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Main Authors: Steven van de Vijver, Samuel Oji Oti, Gabriela B. Gomez, Charles Agyemang, Thaddaeus Egondi, Eric Moll van Charante, Lizzy M. Brewster, Catherine Hankins, Zlata Tanovic, Alex Ezeh, Catherine Kyobutungi, Karien Stronks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-03-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
cardiovascular disease
prevention
awareness
treatment
hypertension
blood pressure
slum
urban poor
Kenya
Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/30922/pdf_214

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